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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 publisher of series and standalone titles for ages 8 through 14, 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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The Secret of the Dragon Gems
$18.99Co-written by Newbery-honor winning author Rajani LaRocca and Chris Baron, this page-turning novel is told through letters, e-mails, instant messages, and video chats between camp friends Tripti and Sam over their shared love of a book series and some mysterious rocks they brought home from summer
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The ABCs of Baby’s Needs: A Sign Language Book for Babies
$9.99Teach your baby to communicate their basic wants and needs (with words and sign language), all as they easily learn the letters of the alphabet. Help your baby express themselves! This adorable board book teaches your little one the letters of the alphabet while also
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It’s Your Year, Baby Dragon
$8.99Happy Lunar New Year, Baby Dragon! Discover positive personality traits associated with this zodiac animal and celebrate the baby dragon in your life! You are confident, energetic, intelligent, and powerful, Baby Dragon! This exciting board book celebrates all the wonderful ways you interact with your
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Monster and Me 5: The Impossible Imp (Hardcover)
$16.99Freddy and F.M. have to navigate jealous feelings about new friendships while an imp causes trouble for them at the palace! Freddy has made his first new friend at school, and F.M. feels a little insecure about Freddy bringing him for a sleepover. Meanwhile, Freddy
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Tiny Jumper: How Tiny Broadwick Created the Parachute Rip Cord
$18.99This thrilling biography tells the story of Tiny Broadwick, the first woman to ever parachute from a plane and the inventor of the parachute rip cord, and how her determination, courage, adventurousness, and joy in doing what she loved lifted her up to stand as
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The Runaway Dosa
$18.99“The more you eat, the more you crave! You can’t catch me, no matter how brave!” With the help of some magical, mythological Indian creatures, chase the Runaway Dosa before it gets away! It’s time for breakfast, and Akka is hungry! When she reaches for
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Song After Song: The Musical Life of Julie Andrews
$18.99This picture book biography explores the early life of film star, theater performer, singer, and published author of children’s books Julie Andrews, and how she found her voice and her love of music. “A beautiful and lyrical celebration of my mother’s legacy that hits all
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An Ofrenda for Perro
$18.99Losing a pet is hard, but this picture book told through a Day of the Dead celebration will show readers that the love they have for their beloved companion will always remain. Benito loves Perro. But when Perro passes away, Benito is heartbroken. During the
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Barbie Welcome to the Big City!
$8.99Get to know Barbie “Brooklyn” Roberts as she gives her new bestie, Barbie “Malibu” Roberts, a tour of her home on the East Coast in this activity-packed adventure with over 200 stickers! Malibu decides to visit her new bestie, Brooklyn’s, home on the East Coast.
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Crayola Baby Dinos
$8.99With over 60 pages of activities and a sheet of stickers, Baby Dinos is the perfect gift for any dinosaur lover! Roar! Color in Baby T-Rex and his friends, find missing dino eggs, navigate mazes, count, connect the dots, crack codes and more in this adorable, prehistoric follow-up
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Hot Wheels: Race Cars vs. Monster Trucks
$11.99Which type of Hot Wheels vehicle do you most identify with–speeding race cars or smashing monster trucks? Are you rough or rugged? Do you want to go fast or go anywhere? Race cars and monster trucks race head-to-head in this activity book. Who will come
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Love and Gravity: A Graphic Novel (Always Human, #2) (Paperback)
$14.99Book 2 of the mega-popular webcomic series, Always Human. Love and Gravity is the finale of Ari North’s heartwarming coming-of-age story about love, the future, and charting your own path. Sunati and Austen are back in the final volume of their inspirational love story. First serialized on
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top-trending & best sellers


A Pizza My Heart
$9.99In this cheesy, a-dough-rable novelty board book shaped like a pizza, parents can share how much they love their little ones in the form of tasty pizza toppings! I love you so much, where to begin? Inside and out, through thick crust and thin. Kids
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Crayola Unicorn Universe
$10.99This coloring book with a shiny metallic cover pairs perfectly with Crayola crayons, colored pencils, and markers for creative, colorful fun. Come to Unicorn Universe, where unicorns are everything… and everything is unicorns! Here, unique cuties transform into unicorns thanks to the power of self-love.
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Ghosts Come Rising
$18.99“So much more than a ghost story! Adam Perry’s Ghosts Come Rising is a beautifully crafted historical novel about the lengths human hearts will go to in coming to terms with loss, and the ways love continues, even from the other side of the thin place between
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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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Hello, Tree
$17.99A thieving, Christmas-loving fox causes holiday madness all around town…until Santa catches him! Hello, tree. Hello, twine. Hello, wreath. Hello, sign. Roguish Fox makes Christmas mischief all over town! He takes a tree, a wreath, the carrot from a snowman’s nose, Christmas decorations, tons of
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Shabbat Sabotage
$16.99Welcome to Camp Shalom, a Jewish sleepaway camp that offers adventure and friendship! But when mysterious events start occurring, the campers will need to use their brains and work together-with some occasional sneaking around-to figure out what’s really going on. Maya can’t deny that she’s
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Battle of the Books
$17.99In this competition to be chosen as bedtime story, may the best book win! In Josh’s bedroom, tension mounts as each of his books battle over who will be chosen for story time. It’s every book for itself-until Pirate Book needs rescuing, and the books
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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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All Moms
$17.99Moms are amazing! The care, support, and love they give make us stronger, smarter, kinder, and happier. Every mom is unique and special, so celebrate them with this beautiful picture book written by the married team of Sarah Kate Ellis, the president and CEO of
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Pauli Murray: The Life of a Pioneering Feminist and Civil Rights Activist
$18.99This biography of Pauli Murray is a groundbreaking new nonfiction book intended for the middle grade audience written in verse. Pauli Murray was a thorn in the side of white America demanding justice and equal treatment for all. She was a queer civil rights and
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Baby Shark: The Big Sea Seek and Find
$7.99Baby Shark, his family, and his friends are hiding all around the sea. Can you find them? The Baby Shark song is an animation sensation known to children, parents, and teachers everywhere. In this abso-toothly awesome activity book, it’s up to you to find what’s missing. Help
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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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Crumbled!
The Misadventures of Nobbin Swill SeriesBy Lisa HarkraderPub Date: August 5, 2019$17.99
- Massachusett’s Book Awards Honor
- Indie Next Pick
- Indies Introduce
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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