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A bug-tastic and social justice–filled new early chapter book series! Bee and her friends love parties, but her third grade class’s upcoming Mother’s Day celebration makes her feel all squirmy inside: are she and her dads even allowed to go?
Bee and her best friends Sarah and Tiam—the Winged Wonder gang—love parties almost as much as they love bugs. So when their Grade 3 teacher announces that the class must come up with a winning party idea, the friends are so excited. But when Bee realizes that it’s to celebrate the upcoming Mother’s Day weekend, she is confused and worried: Bee has two dads. Is she allowed to celebrate, and are her dads allowed to come? But Bee quickly learns that she might not be the only one who’s feeling left out. With the help of her friends and her parents, Bee must figure out how she and others in her class with non-traditional families can not only take part in the class party, but feel celebrated too.
“Neville leverages bee-related science facts to distill familial concepts, showing through Bee’s burgeoning understanding how everyone benefits from having empathy for others’ experiences.”
—Publishers Weekly, 01/12/26
“A must-purchase, universally appealing story to build on diversity and social justice in early fiction collections.”
—School Library Journal, *starred review, 02/26
“Bee is an endearing, sensitive narrator . . . Warm fuzzies alone make this worth buzzing about.”
—Kirkus Reviews, 05/15/2025
DANNY NEVILLE is an educator and children's author from Ottawa, Ontario. The Buzz About the Party is his first book.
COLLEEN MCKEOWN lives in Halifax and loves the foggy mornings. She works mostly digitally and loves creating images that are colorful and playful with engaging characters. This is her first book.