This is one of those books that straddles the line between picture book and non-fiction. It's more conversational than we typically see in straight non-fiction. The bee narrator starts with the standard idea of a flower and then gives us examples of flowers that don't fit into that standard. Flowers that grow or appear in ways and places that we wouldn't expect. We start with small variations and are introduced to gradually more extreme versions of weirdness. There isn't a lot of information about each flower though there is a basic exploration of how each variation works to the flower's advantage. Interesting and accessible for even young readers.

This is an educational book about flowers, told by a bee narrator with some humor thrown in. The illustrations are lovely. I would recommend it to patrons and teachers who want a quick introduction to interesting things about flowers - some are poisonous, some are good to eat, some look like animals, and so on. This would be fun for people who are learning about gardening.

This book was super quirky and cute! I learned so much from this fascinating little book and I think kids will love learning how something so familiar can also be so weird! I picture kids laughing out loud as they make their way through this book and I think it will inspire a curiosity about flowers and nature that will stick with them long after the last page has been turned! I can also see this book serving as inspiration for a variety of science themed school projects. This is going to be a fun one to book talk!

This book was just silly enough to get you interested in the actual facts it was relating. Lovely illustrations and the narrator bee is a star.

This was beautifully fantastic and I want a copy for my home to enjoy over and over. The artwork is so soothing and interesting. The information is incredible, I even learned something new!
This is perfect for anyone, but bee lovers, flower friends, and curious minds will love it the most!

I just reviewed Flowers Are Pretty ... Weird! by Rosemary Mosco. #FlowersArePrettyWeird #NetGalley

Flowers are Pretty Weird is a charmingly illustrated picture book about the deceptive beauty of flowers. A single bee relates fascinating facts about some of the world's most interesting Flowers.

Flowers are Pretty Weird is a very clever book. The flowers described therein are extremely interesting because of their unusual properties.

In the interest of full disclosure, I received a free digital copy of this book to review from Net Galley.

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Lately I’ve been very interested in flowers and plants so when I saw this comic, I knew I needed to requested it.

It was a little bit more childish than what I expected but I enjoyed nonetheless, it was just so cute, I loved the bee and the illustrations were so well done, it almost looked like a picture.

It was very interesting to learn more about all the different flowers that exist on this earth, some of them I’ve never even heard of, I’m sure kids will love this book.

Thank you Netgalley and the Publisher for this e-ARC in exchange of an honest review

This is a very cute read that I enjoyed with my (almost) six year old. She loves nature and books about how things work or what things are so this fit that for her. Lovely illustrations that are engaging for multiple reads.

I really want to like this book. I wish this book contained pictures of the "weird" or weird-ness of flowers, but it contains only illustrations.

Bee-lieve me when I say that there are many bee related puns.

There are several times when the author challenged the reader to keep reading or close the book; each time I could just picture my little nephew (age 2) closing the book.

This book seems to be targeted as "science" and "teens & YA"; the book is 40 pages or so and should probably be targeted for young readers 1st/2nd grade.

Thank you to NetGalley, the author Rosemary Mosco and the publisher Tundra books for the opportunity to review this book in exchange for an honest review. Publication date is 29 Mar 2022.

This was great read. I finished it while eating a bag of chips. I mean I was so into it I couldn’t stop eating and flipping pages. I love flowers and I learned about so many more that I hadn’t heard of and now I wonder if I can grow a few on my patio? Or something?! I bet they’ll be interesting for the neighbors and my pups. I mean there’s stinky flowers, dragon flowers and I want to try dragon fruit too, some roses, corpse flowers the various orchids. Ha. These weirdly, cute, and smelly flowers… yes I’ll take them all, The pictures are done nicely and the story is fun too. I liked this book a lot Thanks Mr. Bee for the lesson.

From the point of view of a bee, this book teaches you all about flowers. And how they are awesome, and weird. I found the bee a little snarky, which I don't love, but overall the book is good.