This book is about a little girl who was tired of reading and told her grandfather she wanted to go run and play. So, her grandfather says he has an idea which involves chasing bees in order to get fresh honey. The two find a couple bees and chase them back to their tree, while a bunch of people from the town join in on the chase. Eventually they get to the bee tree and are able to retrieve the honey to enjoy. When I was reading this book at first I wasn't really sure what was going on and thought them chasing bees sounded like a really bad idea. But, at the end of the book her grandfather places honey on the book and says "There is such sweetness inside of that book too! Such things ... adventure, knowledge, wisdom. But these things do not come easily. You have to pursue them. Just like we ran after the bees to find their tree, so you must also chase these things through the pages of a book!" This quote alone made this book worth reading and was my "a ha!" moment after reading. Growing up I really did not have a great appreciation for reading and I think a book like this with such a great message can create such an appreciation.
I think this book can be used with all ages because its never to late for students to gain an appreciation for reading and all it has to offer. The illustrations in this book do a great job of enhancing the text and would be great for a class discussion on this topic. With older students I would have them write their own stories about a time when a family member had them doing something seemingly meaningless, but had a lesson to be learned on the back end. Also, I think this would just be a fun book to read aloud like the yellow ribbon story we were read the last day of class.
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