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Rachel has a gift with words. She can take a fact (these bees are really really small) and use great analogies (children-friendly) to illuminate the fact.

It’s about time there was a book about our native bees because there are 28 species buzzing around our plants and trees.

This hardback book is beautifully produced and absolutely chocka with ngaro huruhuru – native bee facts, info bubbles, photos and illustrations.

Kiwi Bees Have Tiny Knees has been picked for virtually every awards and books of the year list because it’s truly fantastic.

It’s quite magical when I think about children listening to their favourite stories over and over. They still laugh at the funny bits, point at the pictures, join in with the words and beam enthusiastically like it’s not a book they’ve heard a hundred times before!

Little ones will enjoy the wordplay and rhyme of this new story by this dynamic New Zealand duo, Rachel Weston and Scott Tulloch.

Children dip in and out of imaginative play so easily, there’s no boundaries and no rules, just the freedom to wander and make mess where they will.

Some great questions were asked by the Northern Advocate about my interest in bumblebees and why I wrote and published picture book, Bumblebee, for children 1-5 years.

Children have enquiring minds and ask wonderful questions. This story will prompt some of those interesting questions.  I’ve added some information about bumble(bees) in the back of this book. It’s easier for children to care about bees when they understand what they do and why they should look after them.

This beautifully crafted piece of writing by Rachel Weston, lovingly adorned with vibrant and colourful illustrations by Deborah Hinde.

It puts a smile on my face and warms my heart to read about this Nana and her three precious grandchildren reading, Bumblebee. Story time with the grandies and learning about buzzy bumblebees in the garden, what could be better?

I wrote Bumblebee for younger children to show them the incredible connection between bees, flowers and the food we eat.

It’s amazing to think 1 in every 3 bites of food we eat come from pollinated plants! Bumblebees are SUPER pollinators that help our fruits and vegetables grow.

Bella does a WONDERFUL job of reviewing Boo Goes Tutti Frutti. She loves Boo and all his mischievousness!

Fruit-loving dog a lively kids’ tale. “Do you think reading will help children through this strange time of Covid?”

The rhythm, rhyme and repetition in Boo Goes Tutti Frutti reads similarly to Lynley Dodd’s Hairy Maclary series.

If we want our children to become life-long readers, ensuring reading is a time of fun and joy is crucial. Boo Goes Tutti Frutti ticks all those boxes.

As a mother, grandmother and teacher for 40 years I pride myself in instinctively knowing when a book has the potential to be a long-lasting classic.

This is a brilliant book for whanau and kaiako to use to support children as they transition in to, or between, early childhood education services.

Take a look inside Bumblebees Have Smelly Feet book by watching this fantastic book review by Zak! Find out what makes the bumblebee a Super Duper pollinator.

Actually, there are probably more than a few adults who could think about these messages too.

Great review from Josh 7yrs and Kaleb 5yrs from Upstart Magazine 2020.

Bee amazed, bee informed, bee delighted by the super-duper, power-packed bumblebee.

I was enchanted by Rachel Weston’s attractive little bumblebee book right from the moment I read its title, Bumblebees Have Smelly Feet.

What a perfect summery cover for a book about bees. The book is packed with information on everything you ever wanted to know about bees and more. I shared this with a group of children and this is what they had to say.

Discovering that bumblebees live in underground burrows sent the Bay of Plenty’s Rachel Weston on a hunt for knowledge. What she discovered is revealed in her first book.

I was over the moon when Rudd Kleinpaste emailed me about Bumblebees Have Smellt Feet: “I loved it! Perfect resource!