On Gruzzle the bear's first day at Bee School, the other pupils are none too friendly. They look the same as each other, sound the same as each other and even all have the same name! It's just poor old Gruzzle who is different, and he sticks out like a sore thumb. But Gruzzle is not a bear who is easily deterred. He hatches a plan to show those beastly bees that there's nothing wrong with being yourself . . . whatever that may be!

 

This book has been graded for interest at 0-6 years.

There are 24 pages in this book. This is a picture book. A picture book uses pictures and text to tell the story. The number of words varies from zero ('wordless') to around 1k over 32 pages. Picture books are typically aimed at young readers (age 3-6) but can also be aimed at older children (7+). This book was published 2012 by Pan Macmillan .

Lydia Monks has written and illustrated many books for children. She lives in London. Ella Richardson 's unique and imaginative story for ITV Daybreak's What's the Story? competition beat over 7, 000 other entries from children around the UK to take first prize. Ella is 12 years old and lives in Suffolk with her mum, dad and brother.