【無字想像繪本】小蜜蜂的任務 Bee and Me

　　★ 本書繪者曾獲凱特格林威獎提名。
　　★ 讓可愛的大蜜蜂帶您進入無字書的想像世界！
　　★ 本書兼具創意與生態教育功能，讓您瞭解蜜蜂的重要性。
　　★ 細緻的畫風、生動的故事，值得您細細品讀！
　　★ 少了文字卻多了想像，非常適合親子一起來說故事！

　　有一天，一隻蜜蜂飛到小女孩的窗前，牠看起來好累，就快要昏了過去。在小女孩的悉心照顧之下，蜜蜂逐漸康復，很快地，蜜蜂變得越來越大，牠甚至比小女孩還要大呢！牠載著小女孩飛了起來，在城市中翱翔，他們幫助城市中的花朵授粉、播種。最後，整個城市都充滿著花朵的芬芳。本書是用生動圖畫來說故事的無字繪本，可以讓大家盡情發揮想像力！。

　　小故事大啟發
　　本書藉由蜜蜂和小女孩的故事，帶出人類與自然生態的關係。蜜蜂在生態系扮演非常重要的角色，但是近年來，因為環境的破壞，蜜蜂的數量逐漸減少。少了蜜蜂，花兒就無法授粉，也就無法培育出下一代的花朵。本書的最後，作者還介紹了一些適合蜜蜂的花朵，不妨選幾株種在自家的花園裡，一起來拯救這個可愛又重要的生物──蜜蜂。

　　畫風評介
　　本書繪者畫風細緻，使用油畫作為媒材，創作出一幅又一幅豐富的景致。她的用色相當明亮，搭配上故事輕快活潑的氣氛，讓人忍不住深深愛上。在本書中，她對於蜜蜂的描繪相當活靈活現，蜜蜂的眼神好像要告訴讀者心裡的想法，說出自己的故事。

書評推薦
　　「本書沒有任何文字，但是每張圖片卻擲地有聲，探討了蜜蜂的生命循環，還有蜜蜂對自然的重要性。非常值得推薦！」──《The Bookbag書評網》
 
　　——中文書介摘錄自《無字想像繪本1：蜜蜂與我》，韋伯出版

　　A bee flies in the window of the high-rise flat where she lives and a little girl is frightened. She traps the bee and then wonders what to do. This beautiful wordless picture book traces the growing friendship between girl and bee and introduces small children to the ecology of the natural world. Highlighting the plight of the disappearing bumble bee, it shows how some simple actions can help restore beauty and balance in our environment. With a list of bee-friendly seeds to plant and ways to protect bees at home.

　　Review
　　A beautifully expressive wordless picture book, chronicling not only the friendship between a girl and a bee, but also the interdependency of the man-made and natural worlds. ― The Bookseller

　　Alison Jay's pictures for 'Bee and Me' have the same softness and delicacy as the bumblebee that zooms into a girl's bedroom high above city streets. ― Wall Street Journal

　　This is a wonderful story of friendship that will invite many varied retellings. It also contains helpful back matter about the importance of bees and how to attract and protect them. ― School Library Journal

　　A sweet bee idyll ― Kirkus Reviews

　　A hopeful tale of friendship and flower power...No-one likes to be stung and it looks like the bee might be all over before the story's even begun. Fortunately, a crack in the door of curiosity and bravery opens up the way for a joint adventure bringing plants and flowers across the grey city, delivering beauty and benefits to all city inhabitants, whether honey bees or humans. ― PlayingbytheBook

　　Good weather and al fresco dining often ends up stressful for parents with many children fearful of bees. Now is therefore the perfect time to introduce this stunning wordless picture book, about a little girl's friendship with a bee, to allow young children to understand them better. Muted colours create a gentle atmosphere, and Bee's kind face is anything but threatening. Imaginative, yet informative, the lack of text in 'Bee & Me' allows readers to create the story and give Bee a voice of their choice. ― Library Mice blog

Alison Jay graduated from the London College of Printing with a first class degree in graphic design and, after a short stint in animation, has been an illustrator ever since. She has over 30 children's books to her name and has been listed for some of the world's most prestigious awards.