The Bee Who Loved Words

by Docherty, Helen

• ISBN13: 9780241450680
• ISBN10: 0241450683
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2025-09-09
• Publisher: Puffin

Summary

Persephone the bee loves words!

Astronaut and telescope
Rhinoceros; kaleidoscope
Pterodactyl; saxophone
Pomegranate; xylophone!

The Queen Bee, Hermione, thinks Persephone should spend less time with words and more time on the hunt for flowers, which are harder and harder to find. But what if Persephone can use her words to help?
A read-aloud, read-again rhyming story about the power of words to make a difference, with an important message about saving the bees.

Author Biography

Helen Docherty (Author)
Helen has lived and worked in France, Spain, Cuba and Mexico, and now lives in Swansea, Wales, with her husband, the author and illustrator Thomas Docherty, and their two daughters. Before becoming an author, Helen taught Spanish and French, and since moving to Wales has been trying her hand at learning Welsh too. Helen is the author of the bestselling and award-winning The Snatchabook, which was illustrated by her husband, Thomas Docherty and has been translated into 18 languages.

Erica Salcedo (Illustrator)
Erica Salcedo is a freelance illustrator and lives in the peaceful town of Cuenca (Spain). After completing a fine arts degree at the UCLM (University of Castilla la Mancha), she decided to continue her education with a master's degree in Graphic Design and Illustration at the UPV (Polytechnic University of Valencia). Since she graduated, she's been working as an illustrator, and worked on many exciting projects with different publishing houses all over the world.