Mr Buzz the Beeman

Happy Families

by Allan Ahlberg, Faith Jaques (Illustrator)

Mr Buzz works hard to look after his bees – and his bees work hard to make lots and lots of lovely honey. But one morning Mr Buzz sees his bees swarming and he knows that when bees swarm and buzz off together they never come back. So the Buzz family put on their bee hats and bee gloves and give chase. But will they ever catch their bees up? Based on the classic ‘Happy Families’ card game, this highly entertaining series is ideal for reading and sharing at home or at school. It is guided by the Education Adviser, Brian Thompson, and written by the award-winning author, Allan Ahlberg. ‘The best thing to happen to beginner readers since Dr Seuss’ Children’s Rights Workshop

Genres: Childrens, Fiction

24 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1981

About the author

Allan Ahlberg was one of the UK's most acclaimed and successful authors of children's books - including the best-selling Jolly Postman series. Born in Croydon in 1938, he was educated at Sunderland Technical College. Although he dreamed of becoming a writer since the age of twelve, his route to that goal was somewhat circuitous. Other jobs along the way included postman (not an especially jolly one, he recalls), gravedigger, plumber, and teacher.

Ahlberg wrote his first book when he was thirty-seven, after a decade of teaching - a profession that he maintains is "much harder" than being a writer. He says that if he hadn't become a writer, he would have loved to be a soccer player. He was married for many years to fellow children's author Janet Ahlberg, with whom he often worked. Their daughter, Jessica Ahlberg, is also a children's author.

Reviews

[Sophie Crane · Rating 5 out of 5]

Always easy to read about nature ---- and bees in particular.