Lucy the Careful Bee and the Secret of the Smelly Feet - Hardcover

by Emily W. Smith (Author), Christina Rudenko (Illustrator)

Did you know bees use their feet to help each other find flowers?

Lucy the Careful Bee is about to find out!

Lucy loves to explore. She wiggles through petals and steps from flower to flower. Until one day, she notices something funny!

Her feet smell HORRIBLE!

With loving guidance from Papa Bee, Lucy learns a surprising truth. When bees walk on flowers, their feet leave tiny smelly clues behind.

Those very clues help other bees know which flowers have yummy nectar inside. That is the secret behind the smelly feet of a bee. The bees are communicating in their very own bee foot way! They are helping the entire hive with their tiny stinky feet.

Lucy the Careful Bee and the Secret of the Smelly Feet is a warm, rhyming picture book for ages 0 to 6 that blends real nature science with curiosity, kindness, and confidence.

Children learn that questions are good. They learn that bodies do important jobs. They also learn that things that seem funny or even smelly often have a purpose.

Perfect for bedtime.

Perfect for classrooms.

Perfect for read aloud moments.

A charming science story with a big heart.

Careful Be.