Brave Buzzy Bee

by Rima Fakih Slaiby, Theresa AlHayek, Angela Li (Illustrator)

Overview

Buzzy was a busy bee, a friendly, little honey bee.

From Miss USA 2010, Rima Fakih Slaiby, and debut author Theresa AlHayek comes a story about a brave little bee who never gives up.

Buzzy Bee is excited to participate in the Colony's upcoming race. There's just one problem: he isn't very fast! But Buzzy is not a quitter, so he practices tirelessly to get better and better. But on the day of the race, things don't exactly go as expected. Can Buzzy save the day and win the race?

Told in beautiful bouncing rhyme with gorgeous illustrations by Angela Li, Brave Buzzy Bee provides a lesson for young readers about the true meaning of bravery, featuring a character that audiences can't help but fall in love with.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780593624463
Publisher:	Penguin Young Readers Group
Publication date:	02/25/2025
Pages:	32
Product dimensions:	11.00(w) x 8.50(h) x (d)
Age Range:	4 - 8 Years

About the Author

Rima Fakih Slaiby is the first immigrant Arab woman to win the title of Miss USA. As Miss Michigan USA 2010, Fakih Slaiby served as one of the first official pageant ambassadors for women's self-defense awareness, educating women on the importance of protecting themselves. She is a spokeswoman for breast and ovarian cancer education, research, and legislation. She travels nationwide as an advocate for organizations such as Susan G. Komen and Gilda's Club, among others.
Theresa AlHayek is the mother of four children and the author of Dream Big, Little Princess. She is currently working as a CPA, and spends much of her free time on philanthropic and humanitarian work.

Angela Li studied Illustration at Art Center College of Design and has since then worked on a wide range of projects from commercials, books, theme parks, to an animated Disney Junior TV show, Miles From Tomorrowland. In the past she has also worked as a concept designer for Walt Disney Imagineering and believes the best part about her job is getting to bring stories to life through her artwork! She currently resides in Los Angeles, where she enjoys her free time traveling, doodling, and hanging out with her awesome cat!