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The Best Honey Books for Kids

By the Bookroo Editors

Looking for excellent children's books about honey? This collection brings together Bookroo's highest-rated and most useful picks in one place.

Start with our editorial favorites, then browse recommendations organized by reading stage to find the right book for your reader.

The Big Honey Hunt
The Shortlist

Our 10 Favorite Books About Honey

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Picture Book · Ages 4–7 · 1962

The Big Honey Hunt

By Stan Berenstain · The Berenstain Bears series

A father and son bear go on a honey hunt to find honey to fill their empty honey pot.

72 pages· 748 words· Est. 6 min read-aloud
4.3/7 Bookroo experts·4.1/5 Goodreads · 3,323 ratings
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Chapter Book · Ages 7–10 · 2020

The Sticky Situation

Can Geronimo uncover who's sabotaging their honey harvest?

128 pages· 7,699 words· Est. 1 hour read
4.4/5 Goodreads · 223 ratings
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Picture Book · Ages 4–8 · 2019

Wild Honey from the Moon

A mother embarks on a lunar quest to save her son.

64 pages
4.2/5 Goodreads · 339 ratings
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Picture Book · Ages 5–8 · 2022

Honeybee Rescue

A honeybee rescuer relocates a colony, revealing secrets to saving bees and our ecosystem.

40 pages· 1,056 words· Est. 9 min read-aloud
4.4/5 Goodreads · 193 ratings
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Picture Book · Ages 6–9 · 2020

Honeybee

By Candace Fleming, Eric Rohmann (Illustrator)

A honeybee's journey from hive worker to sky adventurer unfolds with challenges and triumphs.

40 pages· 1,575 words· Est. 13 min read-aloud
4.5/5 Goodreads · 1,996 ratings
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Picture Book · Ages 4–7 · 1997

The Life and Times of the Honeybee

Uncover the secrets of bees' dance, sting, and honey-making.

32 pages· 918 words· Est. 8 min read-aloud
4.4/5 Goodreads · 149 ratings
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Picture Book · Ages 4–8 · 2018

The Honeybee

Discover the buzzing world of a honeybee's journey.

40 pages· 495 words· Est. 4 min read-aloud
5.2/7 Bookroo experts·4.2/5 Goodreads · 1,485 ratings
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Picture Book · Ages 3–7 · 2013

Flight of the Honey Bee

A bee's perilous quest for nectar could save her hive from winter's chill.

32 pages· 895 words· Est. 7 min read-aloud
4.2/5 Goodreads · 416 ratings
Picture Book · Ages 5–8 · 2012

UnBEElievables

Discover the secret lives of honeybees and their crucial role in our world.

32 pages· 1,452 words· Est. 12 min read-aloud
4.1/5 Goodreads · 344 ratings
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Picture Book · Ages 4–7 · 2022

A Bear, a Bee, and a Honey Tree

A hungry bear and angry bees clash in a wild chase.

40 pages
4.1/5 Goodreads · 588 ratings
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Honey Picture Books

Illustrated read-alouds about honey for preschool and elementary-age readers.

Please Please the Bees

Ages 4–8 · 2017

A bear's honey supply is cut off when bees strike. Can he win them back?

The Honeybee Man

Ages 4–8 · 2011

A beekeeper's rooftop hive holds the secret to a neighborhood's favorite honey.

The Berenstain Bears' Class Trip

Ages 4–8 · 2009

A class trip to a honey farm promises a sticky adventure.

The Beeman

Ages 5–6 · 2002

A child reveals Grandpa's secret life as a beekeeper.

What's Your Favorite Food?

Ages 4–8 · 2019

Discover artists' favorite foods through delightful illustrations and stories.

Unstinky

Ages 4–8 · 2018

A stinkbug can't stink. Can he find his true talent?

The Magic School Bus Inside a Beehive

Ages 4–8 · 1996

A magical bus trip reveals the secret life of bees.

Jam & Honey

Ages 3–7 · 2011

A girl and a bee meet in a berry patch, facing a shared fear.

Honey

Ages 3–6 · 2018

Bear wakes hungry for honey, but must wait for the buzzing promise of sweetness.

Bee
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Bee

Ages 5–8

This book explores the life cycle, behavior, and role of bees in nature, from their development in the hive to their importance in pollination and honey production.

Ant and Honey Bee

Ages 5–9 · 2013

Can Ant's friendship survive the winter chill?

Ant and Honey Bee: What a Pair!

Ages 5–8 · 2005

Rain threatens to ruin their costumes, but can quick thinking save the day?

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Honey Chapter Books & Middle Grade

Longer stories about honey for developing and independent readers.

The Honeybee Mystery

Ages 7–10 · 2000

Can the Aldens solve the mystery of the missing honey and save the farm?

Bee Boy and the Moonflowers

Ages 8–11 · 2019

A boy must find magical flowers to save his family, but others seek their power too.

Incredible Bees

Ages 6–8 · 2011

Discover the secret lives of bees and their buzzing world.

Darius Bell and the Crystal Bees

Ages 9–12 · 2011

A boy must save his town from a bee crisis and a scheming mayor.

Graphic Nov.
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Bumblebee at Super Hero High

Ages 9–12 · 2018

Bumblebee and friends investigate a mysterious honey shortage and missing tech at Super Hero High.

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