Bumblebee Grumblebee

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.

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!

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!

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.
Thanks Gecko Press via NetGalley.

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.

Oh I loved this so much! The art is adorable and the illustrations are funny, and I can absolutely see this being read to small tots and them thinking it’s hysterical.

Absolutely picking up a copy of this- and I think it would be a great one to pick up extra copies of to have on hand for baby gifts!

Thanks for the sneak peek!