Such a cute book! Perfect for kids! I read this to my 3 year old niece and she loved it! I’ll be buying a finished copy for her! Highly recommend

This is an adorable book for the youngest of readers who are just beginning to experiment with language. The different combinations and fun illustrations will surely keep their attention.

Bumble bee grumble bee by David Elliot release date February 2022. Perfect children book for young readers. With just pictures and labels. This book can be as long or short as you like.

My first reading of Bumblebee Grumblebee was solo. There’s not too terribly much to the story making it a quick read. Initially, I wasn’t too terribly impressed. The art was interesting, but it’s just word play and rhyming which seemed almost childish in construct.

Which is probably why my son loved. He’s at an age in which he tries to rhyme everything. Especially if a word is funny to him.

Whereas I wasn’t impressed with Bumblebee Grumblebee, my son loved it. I know this because we read it three times in one sitting. In that regard it is a very successful book. Simple, sure, but it’s quick to hook an age-appropriate reader. In the nights that follow we have re-read the book several times. Sockatoo is always a huge hit when the page comes up.

To give you an idea of the content inside look no further than the title of the book. On one page a bumblebee appears pulling a toy with a string. On the very next page the string has broken and the page reads “Grumblebee.” Simple enough and effectively funny.

The artwork has a great deal of detail for simple short panels. The story has movement as you go from one part of the story to the next. We can see the movement between page flips which helps deliver the jokes to the reader. The art itself has a pencil look to it. Very detailed, but with a flat looking color to it. My one and only gripe with the art is that the Hippopotamus looks cow-like with its features. It’s off-putting to me, but because the pages are simple and quick it’s unlikely a child would dwell on such details.

It’s the simplicity in the story and beautiful artwork that make this book enjoyable. There’s not a lot of content and it would have been nice to see a few more clever rhymes, but things like Hamster/Jamster are delightful to read and enjoy with your child. I should know, mine won’t stop reading it.

Bumblebee Grumblebee by David Elliot is full of fun wordplay for toddlers to recognize everyday activities. The illustrations are a charming compliment to the wordplay throughout. When bumblebee breaks its toy, it becomes bumblebee grumblebee. Getting dressed, cockatoo sockatoo! This book will help readers associate actions and tasks with various emotions.

Special thanks to Netgalley for the eARC in exchange for my honest review.

Bumblebee Grumblebee by David Elliot is a board book. Playful animals get up to everyday toddler mischief in this board book built on child-based wordplay, where each page twists animal names into funny new words that are fun to share. Babies and young children will recognize each activity—getting dressed, playing, painting (including themselves), having a bath, using the potty—and see how the animal makes the mischievous most of it. The bumblebee breaks its toy—bumblebee grumblebee! The cockatoo is getting dressed—cockatoo sockatoo! The pelican tries out the potty—pelican smellican! What will turtle do? Everybody gathers for the final squirtle. Built for adults, babies and toddlers to share and read aloud, this fresh and sweet board book encourages experimentation with words and sounds, just by changing a letter or two.

Bumblebee Grumblebee is a fun board book for sharing and enjoying with your young reader, or letting them have some time to look through an enjoy the fun pictures on their own. I liked the play on words and the fun pictures. The cartoonish pictures are muted but do a good job of capturing the action and mood of each phrase. I think the rhymes and fun plays on common tasks and scenes will make for enjoyable story time and some giggling. I think this stand for multiple reads and might become a favorite for some littles and their caregivers or older children that might want to read with them.

I received an arc of this title from NetGalley for an honest review. This is a cute book about animals and a play on words.

Cute illustrations with fun, rhyming text make this a fun one to add to your collection. Great for exploring made up words.

Fun, rhyming wordplay, and truly wonderful artwork, makes this one a terrific read-aloud for both parent and child. Plan on reading this one again, and again.

This book is an utter delight!

Bumblebee Grumblebee by David Elliot is a sweet board book with sparse words and playful language that little ones will love. It can serve as a catalyst for learning how to turn pages plus vocabulary building as each wonderful, detailed illustration is discussed.

The diverse animal characters engage in fun familiar behaviour to this age group and their names are morphed into silly new ones. The illustrations infiltrate a toddler's world displaying scenarios that they can relate to such as getting dressed, playing, painting, having a bath, and using the potty, just to cite a few.

Babies, toddlers ( and adults ) will delight in the hilarious absurdity as the book is read out loud and shared again and again. This fresh and delightful board book encourages experimentation with words and sounds, just by changing a letter or two. I adore the illustrations and I highly recommend you get a copy!

Who feels like a GRUMBLEBEE at the end of a long week? 🙋‍♀️🙋🏿‍♀️🙋🏼‍♀️⁠
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Seriously, though, this new board book from David Elliot is great for toddlers -- fun, cute illustrations and playful wordplay. It's short enough to keep up with the little one who is really interested in turning the pages themselves. But if your toddler has a slower pace, the illustrations are detailed enough that you ask your toddler questions about each page to reveal the story the images show.

I've always enjoyed David Elliot's illustrations and this was one of the more whimsical that I've read! Really sweet pictures that are sure to make kids giggle.

I received this book from the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

Silly and funny book for very young readers.

Bumblebee Grumblebee by David Elliot was the perfect book for me and my child to read together. I like the message of this book so much because it has a lot of fun play-on-words. It is fun for teaching kids about vocabulary, because the words are written and illustrated, and then a few letters are changed to make a new fun word! It is a great lesson in playfulness and lets kids know that its okay to have fun with language!

Bumblebee Grumblebee is a great rhyming book!
The illustrations combined with the rhymes make for a great simple and enjoyable read.

This was a cute little book about opposites that made me laugh. I think kids of all ages will really enjoy this.

Bumblebee Grumblebee is delightful, with expressive animals on each page spread as they rhyme their names with a silly word like Jamster. Parents and their little ones will all enjoy the surprise ending and the adorable illustrations throughout this board book.

Bumblebee Grumblebee is a fun way to explore word play and just being silly with language. It is sure to be a hit in the classroom and the illustrations really bring the book to life.

Bumblebee Grumblebee by David Elliot is a wonderfully illustrated book for toddlers. With few words and only 18 pages, it’s a glimpse at behavior and attitudes of lovable and or likable creatures.
I have a 8 month old granddaughter who loves her board books. We read and read them over and over again. This stage of her life is very visual and the board books can take a beating.
I thought it was short and fun, just what a grandma wants for her young granddaughter.
I loved it and thought it delightful.
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A sweet, fun way to introduce rhyming and figurative language to toddlers! I enjoyed every picture and word of this book. It was funny and delightful and I think could become a classic family favorite. I will definitely be adding Bumblebee, Grumblebee to the wishlist for my library’s children’s collection.