Say Please to the Honeybees continues the adventures of Violet, the sheep. Taking honey from the bees without saying "please" lands Violet in a heap of trouble. Violet is plagued by bees seeking comical revenge, spiders wanting tasty treats, a hungry horse, a gaggle of geese and a snippy shopkeeper. Children will love this humorous story with its adorable ending. Learn how to make a bee (instructions included). Check out Susan's other book The Great Bellybutton Cover-Up.
Although Violet the sheep has award-winning wool, she still has a lot to learn about manners if she wants to stay out of trouble! When Violet sees her first beehive, she decides to sample the honey without asking first. She ends up with the sticky sweetness all over herself, leading to many different insects and animals deciding to sample her tasty wool without asking first. The large bold sentences overlay vibrant ink and watercolor pictures that fill the backgrounds to the edges. The story is a great read with lots of alliteration and rhyming; "The creepy, crawly creatures took out their teensy-weensy spoons and began stuffing their teeny tiny mouths with the tasty treat."
Susan Ross grew up in Toronto, Ontario and now lives in London (nope, not England; still in Ontario). She have a B.A. in psychology and a B.Ed. with a specialty in primary education. Her background in education and her quirky sense of humour are the perfect tools for writing childrens books.
She started her writing career later in life (from her perspective) and she loves it! Susan loves using her imagination, creativity and humour to create books that both delight and educate children. She loves teaching so Susan takes great pleasure in guiding children through the process of publishing a children's books during her author presentations.
As a craft enthusiast, Susan enjoys devising crafts for each of her books so children have an activity that relates to the story. She finds it so rewarding to read her books to children and watch their expressive little faces as they sit mesmerized by the story and pictures.