When the Bees Fly Home

The son of a beekeeper, Jonathan is not sturdy enough to do some of the work, but with the support of his mother he finds a way to help the family and form a bond with his father. Includes bee facts.

Andrea Cheng teaches English as a Second Language and writes children’s books in Cincinnati, Ohio, where she lives with her husband and their three children. She is the author of Grandfather Counts (Lee & Low), Anna the Bookbinder (Walker & Co., 2003), and two young adult novels. The idea for When the Bees Fly Home came from observing her brother, who is a beekeeper and bee inspector in Southern Ohio.

Joline McFadden is a retired high school biology teacher who lives in Lewiston, Maine. An accomplished watercolorist, this is her first children’s book.