The Horn Book Guide

PRESCHOOL

Snicket, Lemony

Swarm of Bees

48 pp. | Little | April, 2019 | Trade ISBN 978-0-316-39282-2 $17.99 | Ebook ISBN 978-0-316-39279-2

(2) PS Illustrated by Rilla Alexander. A swarm of bees (dots of black and yellow in the stylized rubber-stamp and ink art) parallels an angry-looking boy throwing tomatoes at everyone around town. Chaos builds until a beekeeper captures the bees, now calm; and the boy's adult caretaker gives him a hug. The cumulative-mischief/chase/eventual-pasta-feast plot comes with a message about anger: "It can feel good to be angry. It can feel better to stop."

Reviewer: Martha V. Parravano | Horn Book Magazine Issue: March, 2019