The Wasp & The Bee: 1 (The Bee Wise Series) - Softcover

Lewis, Janine

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1838346708 ISBN 13: 9781838346706

Publisher: Bee Wise Publishing, 2021

Synopsis

The Wasp and the Bee is a charming and beautiful children's book, which has been hand painted in oils by artist Caron Light and written by her sister Janine Lewis. It makes a wonderful gift for children who enjoy bedtime stories as they learn to read. The Wasp and the Bee is a story set in the English countryside in the summer, about a little bee who is led astray by a selfish wasp. The bee and the wasp become friends and the kindness of the bee wins over the wasp and changes his ways. This beautiful book showcases bright, full colour images accompanied by a rhyming story, which contains a little bit of wisdom and always a delightful ending. Each book is beautifully hand painted in rich oils and photographed at high resolution so you can get a sense of the brush strokes and the detail. They really are a work of art in themselves. The sisters have kept a little reality in each picture, portraying realistic images of the characters, but setting the stories to rhyme which hold a little bit of wisdom in each. These books are a breath of fresh air in a world of digital animation, harking back to the days when children would be in awe of the artistry and vitality of oils and the paint brush. A memorable gift for all under five year olds they’ll remember when they grow up.

About this title

About the Author

This is a story of two sister’s sharing a dream to create their own series of children’s books using each of their talents to bring something a little unusual to the book shelves during the Covid Pandemic in 2020. Caron Light, who illustrates, had been a hobby artist in the past, but had not picked up a paint brush in over twenty years. During the pandemic, that kept everyone at home throughout 2020 and 2021, Caron was encouraged to take up painting again and found herself busy with commissions for portraits of her friend’s animals and seascapes for family members who missed the ocean. Whilst out walking in their hometown Henley on Thames, with caron’s two beautiful dogs Lillie and Winnie, Caron confessed her dream to create children’s books that gave her such fond memories from her own childhood. The sister’s agreed there and then to begin work and the Wasp and the Bee, which was their first completed creation, which was launched in December 2020.

Edition details

• Publisher: Bee Wise Publishing
• Publication date: 2021
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1838346708
• ISBN 13: 9781838346706
• Binding: Paperback
• Illustrator: Light Caron
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 24