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Little Bee Books our eponymous imprint, is dedicated to making high-quality, creative, and fun books for busy little bees ages 0 through 12, offering an inspired selection of early learning concept books, board books, novelty books, activity books, picture books, chapter books, nonfiction, gift sets, and more.

BuzzPop, an imprint of Little Bee Books, is a media and licensing publisher designed to bring the very best of pop culture, favorite brands, and media tie-ins to fans of all ages. With a list including Mattel books, a full line of Pinkfong Baby Shark titles, and Crayola coloring and activity books, as well as publishing programs featuring boundary-breaking social media influencers such as Karina Garcia, BuzzPop is devoted to creating empowering and diverse books for everyone. For more information please visit buzzpopbooks.com.

Yellow Jacket, an imprint of Little Bee Books, is a middle grade and young adult publisher of series and standalone titles for ages 8 and up, covering an array of genres including humor, historical fiction, magical realism, coming-of-age stories, graphic novels, and much more. For more information please visit yellowjacketreads.com.
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Holi: Colors of Love (An Our Neighborhood Series Board Book for Toddlers Celebrating Hindu Culture)
$9.99Have a joyous and colorful Holi! Join a joyful and sweet celebration of Holi in this gorgeous board book highlighting a fun Hindu festivity. Our Neighborhood is a series of board books that celebrates every kid’s culture so kids can find themselves, their family, and
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Slice of Nice: A Delish Delights Coloring and Activity Book
$8.99In this snack-tastic shaped coloring and activity book the from the creator of A Pizza My Heart, kids can color in their favorite foods! It’s time to treat yourself to a slice of something nice! With over sixty pages of hilariously wacky art and activities and two
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Crayola: Sweet Surprises Coloring Book with 200 Scented Stickers (A Crayola Coloring Sticker Activity Book for Kids)
$9.99Smell the flavor in this cute food- and friendship-themed coloring book with scented stickers! Welcome to the world of tasty treats and adorable friendships. This coloring book is bursting with over 60 heartwarming scenes of cute animal pals sharing delightful moments. From baking cookies in
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You’re the Big Cheese (A Shaped Novelty Board Book for Toddlers)
$9.99You can fon-due anything! Spread love and cheesy puns with this cheese-shaped board book. I think you’re grate. I know it sounds cheesy. You do a gouda job. Being the G.O.A.T. isn’t easy! Kids will love this delicious board book in which love for them is
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Band Camp! 4: The Big Audition (Band Camp! #4)(A Little Bee Graphic Novel Series for Kids) (Hardcover)
$16.99The band is excited for the Maestro’s performance in the fourth book of this laugh out loud series starring four musical instruments in their first year at Band Camp! Zook can’t contain himself when world renowned composer Maestro Talenti graces the camp with his presence.
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Sesame Street: Hello, Friends! (A Sesame Street Elmo and Friends Shaped Novelty Board Book for Babies and Toddlers)
$12.99Say hello and bye-bye to Elmo, Cookie Monster, Abby Cadabby, and more in this adorable shaped Sesame Street board book! Hello, Elmo! Your toddler will love greeting their favorite Sesame Street friends again and again. Say hello and bye-bye to Elmo, Rosita, Cookie Monster, Grover, and Abby Cadabby in
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Mac Wears a Hat
$19.99Mac has a hat for every mood in this infectiously positive book by the author and illustrator team behind Molly’s Tuxedo! There’s a thing that makes my heart go zing. Hats. Mac loves to wear hats. She has a hat for any and all occasions. As an
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Radiant Ramadan (An Our Neighborhood Series Board Book for Toddlers Celebrating Islam)
$9.99Ramadan Kareem! Celebrate the joy of family and faith with this gorgeous board book! Our Neighborhood is a series of board books that celebrates every kids’ culture so kids can find themselves, their family, and their friends in every book. Join an adorable kiddo in this
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My Gender, My Rules
$14.99Published in partnership with GLAAD, this read-aloud picture book helps adults begin important conversations about gender in a supportive and affirming way. Gender is one way that we express ourselves. Your gender belongs to you, and YOU get to make ALL the rules. There are
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Crayola: 100 First Words of Creativity
$9.99From art class to crafting to gardening to drama class, inspire your child’s imagination and introduce them to the 100 first words of creativity! Brought to you by Crayola, the #1 brand in children’s crafts and coloring since 1903. What kinds of words inspire creativity?
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It’s Your Year, Baby Horse
$8.99Baby Horse is energetic and thoughtful! Celebrate the Horse (2026) in your life with this fun board book series introducing kids to each zodiac sign through positive personality traits and adorable animal characters. You are energetic, thoughtful, talented, and friendly, Baby Horse! This exciting board
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It’s Your Year, Baby Ox
$8.99Baby Ox is strong and beautiful! Celebrate the Ox (2021) in your life with this fun board book series introducing kids to each zodiac sign through positive personality traits and adorable animal characters. You are strong, patient, determined, and beautiful, Baby Ox! This exciting board
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top-trending & best sellers
Pie Love You
$9.99Express love and a-peach-iation through cute food-themed puns with this berry sweet pie-shaped board book perfect for the young and the young at heart. I a-peach-iate you more than you know, and am always impressed every day that you grow. Kids will love this delicious
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Hot Wheels: Race Car Adventure! (Take the Wheel!)
$10.99Start your engines! It’s time to drive a Hot WheelsTM toy car! Grab hold of this book and steer your car over and around fun-fueled obstacles! Kids will love using the handles in this novelty board book to control the race car. With the view from
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A Vaccine Is Like a Memory
$18.99This timely book details the importance of vaccines and how they were developed throughout history, as well as how they work to protect your body and keep it healthy. Do you remember every time you’ve been sick? You may not, but your body does! With many illnesses,
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Molly’s Tuxedo
$18.99Molly wants to look her best for picture day at her school, and what looks better than a tux? Molly’s school picture day is coming up, and she wants to have a perfect portrait taken to hang on their wall. Her mom has picked out
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The Messy Life of Blue (Paperback)
$8.99Eleven-year-old “Blue” Warren is cursed with three bothersome brothers, a too-busy father, a recently deceased mother, and she’s annoyed. With humor, hijinks, and heart, this debut novel is a touching tale of grief and the healing power of family. Eleven-year-old Beulah “Blue” Warren spends every
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Daddy and Me
$8.99Celebrate Father’s Day with this sweet ode to Daddies everywhere! Whether you love to cook with your papa, read with your dada, go to the park with your bàba, or stargaze with your appa, everything is better with daddy. This adorable board book celebrates dads
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Grandad’s Pride
$18.99Grandad and Milly are back for another adventure, this time honoring the past and celebrating the future with a pride parade. This heartwarming tale continues to wonderful journey that began with the Stonewall Honoree and Waterstones Best Illustrated Book, Grandad’s Camper. After Milly discovers a pride
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Fae and the Moon (Hardcover)
$24.99Filled with fearsome monsters, fascinating lore, and vibrant illustrations, Fae and the Moon is a much-needed adventure story about overcoming despair through the powers of love and hope. Fae, in mourning for her missing mother, sits night after night below the Moon that her mother so loved.
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Black Beach: A Community, an Oil Spill, and the Origin of Earth Day
$18.99Twenty million people across the country made their voices heard on the first Earth Day. Some came out to celebrate the environment, while others protested and demanded change. A movement was born. In 1969, Union Oil caused an oil spill off the coast of Santa
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Our World of Dumplings
$17.99This delicious story celebrates the many different types of dumplings that exist in our world and how food brings people and cultures together! My nose leads me from my room, through the kitchen, and out of our apartment. Scents swirl in the stairwell of our
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I’m Not Missing
$17.99The dog days are over when one pup breaks free from his home to become an independent, Lone Wolf! Humans don’t realize the stresses of pet life. Working hard to meet every command. Trying to be a good boy, the best boy. It’s exhausting . . .
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Timid
$18.99Timmy is struggling with their inner cowardly lion in this picture book about friendship and overcoming anxiety. Timmy loves nothing more than performing, that is, until they have an audience. They live in the shadow of their inner cowardly lion who loves to come out
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award winners
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Freedom in Congo Square
By Carole Boston Weatherford, Illustrated by R. Gregory ChristiePub Date: January 5, 2016$18.99
- Caldecott Honor
- Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor
- Junior Library Guild Selection
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Grandad’s Camper
Published in Partnership with GLAAD SeriesBy Harry WoodgatePub Date: April 6, 2021$17.99
- 2022 Waterstones Children’s Book Prize
- 2022 Stonewall Honor
- 2022 Rainbow Booklist Top Ten Title
- 2023 British Book Award for Children’s Illustrated Book of the Year
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Magic Ramen: The Story of Momofuku Ando
By Andrea Wang, Illustrated by Kana UrbanowiczPub Date: March 5, 2019$18.99
- Sakura Award 2020
- Junior Library Guild Selection
- Read Across America ‘Book of the Month May 2021