Buzz Said the Bee

by Wendy Cheyette Lewison, Hans Wilhelm (Illustrator)

A beloved bestselling level 1 reader! A bee sits on Duck, and when duck QUACKS at it to scat, it doesn't listen! So Duck sits on Hen. Hilarity ensues as each animal sits on another.Beginning readers will love the accumulating progression and gain confidence in their skills!

Genres: Childrens, Fiction, Picture Books, Animals, 1st Grade, 2nd Grade

32 pages, Paperback

First published March 1, 1992

About the author

Wendy Cheyette Lewison has written many books for children, including a Bank Street College Children's Book of the Year, Going to Sleep on the Farm. She lives in Westchester County, New York.
—(from Simon & Schuster's website)

Reviews

[Jill Dobbe · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is the first book my daughter learned to read and I bought one for her son/daughter.

[Shuntia Williams · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a great story to read to young children. In the book a bee stirs up trouble by sitting on a duck. This causes the duck to sit on an animal and that animal sits on another animal. It finally ends when the cow sits on a sheep and falls off. The vivid illustrations helps this book to come alive.

[Alicia · Rating 2 out of 5]

Why is it that so many of the little readers for children are so stupid? I understand they are trying to use simple words so the kids can read them, but my gosh people, get more creative. Maybe I'm being too harsh. We can't all be Dr. Seuss.

[Alyssa · Rating 5 out of 5]

Buzz Said the Bee by Wendy Cheyette Lewison
Buzz Said the Bee is a great and adorable easy beginner book for your struggling readers. Repeated patterns help children easily identify the words used. It all begins with a bee resting it’s behind on a duck. When the bee does not move the duck sits on hen. When a pile of animals sits on a sleeping sheep, the bee buzzes in the sheep’s ear sending all the others animals rolling down a hill. I was taken back by this book and did not think this book was worth reading until the ending page when Lewison concluded the book in a very comical way. The cartoon expressions when the bee buzzes is the cherry on top.

[Rachel Rosenthal]

Summary-This beginning children's book was about a bee who sat on a duck. Who then, in turn, sat on another animal who then sat on another animal all of the animals said there corresponding noise. Once all the animals were on a sheep the cow mooed and all the animals fell off.

Evaluation- I thought for a Beginning children's book was great. This book included onomatopoeia and personification.

Teaching Ideas- When using this book to teach i would teach onomatopoeia or personification as well as animal sounds.

[Jacelyn Neuleib]

"Buzz Said the Bee" is a really cute book which takes place on a farm. It is called "Buzz Said the Bee" because the book is about a bee visiting every animal on the farm and hearing what animal noise they make. This is a rhyming book, so each visit rhymes with the next. All of the animals climb on top of each other to escape the bee, and end up tumbling over in a heap where they all make their animal noises.

[Emily Gerstenschlager · Rating 4 out of 5]

Read 6/10/21
Genre: fiction
Grades: K-1
This is a great book for young readers. It follows a pattern, which is great for students who are just starting out reading. They will get a good laugh out of all the animals stacking on each other while also learning what each animal says if they are not already familiar.

[Katie · Rating 3 out of 5]

A Hello Reader Level 1 book, this story consists of a series of farm animals sitting on each other when other animals come and sit on them. In the end, they all scatter when the cow tries to sit on a sheep and the animal pile collapses. Everyone runs for it when the bee says buzz.

[Miss Sarah · Rating 3 out of 5]

An easy reader for animal lovers about one animal landing on top of another and the pile it creates. Preschool and up

[Trevor Rau · Rating 4 out of 5]

A nice, easy to read book that helps children with animal noises.

[Little Seesaw · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a really cute early reader book.

[Lynn Davidson · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a fun cumulative story in which a bee sits on a duck who sits on a hen who sits on a pig ... and so on. Cute easy-to-read story that is nicely illustrated.

[Veronica Precourt]

i love it

[Krista · Rating 3 out of 5]

A good book for beginner readers!!

[Meigo Fitzpatrick · Rating 5 out of 5]

Hilarious book. We read this in a sing songy way with the rhymes. The illustrations were so funny. We've read this several times.

[Kristiana · Rating 3 out of 5]

A cute book with a great rhyming structure, but I wish it made more sense. Why are these animals sitting on each other? And why because the sheep is asleep does it cause them all to jump off?

[Phil · Rating 3 out of 5]

That's just silly. But little kids may like it.

[Cherish Brown · Rating 4 out of 5]

(4☆ Would recommend)
Cute book that includes onomatopoeia, rhyme, & repetition. Great learning book for littles.

[Ilyen Marban · Rating 5 out of 5]

Book about different animals being friends and the sounds they make.

[Angelica Nucico · Rating 5 out of 5]

This early reader book is very simple for those who are just learning to read. It is very funny and the pictures are cute. There is a lot of sounds in the book ( the animals making various noises). This makes the book more fun for the reader because they are then able to participate in the reading of the book.
The words and the picture in this book really play along well together. Although they play along well, they tell the same story, but it just makes it easier for the reader to understand the book. Buzz Said the Bee, was actually my favorite book as a child and I would most definitely read it to any other child.

[Luisa Knight · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a treat! A clever and comical story-line that breaks from the monotony of what's typical with this reading level. Be sure to add this to your reader's list.

Reading Level: K - 2nd grades

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[Jane · Rating 5 out of 5]

Buzz Said the Bee is an easy reader that is silly about farm animals perfect for children learning to read. My preschool class likes it too because of the way it repeats phrases with new words and they can read along. This is one of their favorites and they often pretend reads it during free choice time in the library. With the cute pictures for clues they remember most of the simple text to 'read' alone.

[Kennedy Cecil · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book is filled with different animals and the sounds they make. I feel that young children would be interested in listening to their teacher read this book aloud.

[Dolly · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a fun story with repetitive words; it helps teach children how to read. The colorful illustrations and rhythmic narrative are fun to read aloud.

21 Oct 2011 - Our youngest brought this book home from her first grade class to practice her reading for homework and she really enjoyed reading it aloud to me.

[Amy · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is wonderful when talking about rhymes and the sounds animals make. It has a cumulative story line and builds as the animals sit on each other. Also, this book has a wonderful note for parents to help their children learn to become better readers. This book has been recommended for preschool age to 1st grade.

[Siskiyou-Suzy · Rating 2 out of 5]

This was one of my little sister's favorite books. I'm sure I read it to her plenty. The rhythm of the book is stuck in my head, like a song from my childhood. When I read it again, I felt certain a song went with it, but it's just the way the words flow together. It's a fun book with not at all my style of illustrations.

[Beckie Coldiron · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a cute book, in which you can explore different types of animals, sounds, and rhyming words. I would use this in a pre-k classroom by having children match the animals with their correct sounds. I would also have my children clap when they heard a rhyming family or a rhyming word.

[Lisa · Rating 5 out of 5]

It is so much fun to do the animal voices when you read this. After a couple (or 100) times of reading it your child can read with you. It is easy to memorize!

[Sarah · Rating 4 out of 5]

The story was cute, but I thought the rhyme and syntax could have used work to flow better. It almost read like a read-aloud one might use in storytime.

[Diego Sedas · Rating 4 out of 5]

i reliy liked it a lot. and my favrite character was the cow.