Little Bee's First Day
A Bumble & Bloom story about making new friends — and about how bees and flowers help each other grow.
Tip for grown-ups: read this together before your child's first day — it helps little ones picture what to expect. 🐝
Little Bee's First Day
A Bumble & Bloom storybook
Little Bee's First Day
A Bumble & Bloom story about making new friends — and about how bees and flowers help each other grow.
A brand new adventure
One sunny morning, a little bee called Poppy held tightly to Mummy's hand. Today was her very first day at Bumble & Bloom. Her tummy felt a tiny bit wobbly, but her heart felt a tiny bit sparkly too.
A warm welcome
The door with pictures of buzzy bees and flowers swung open, and out came Charlotte, with the kindest smile Poppy had ever seen. 'Welcome to Bumble & Bloom, little one,' she whispered. 'We've been waiting just for you.'
New friends
Inside, a circle of little faces looked up and beamed. There was Finn, Rosie, Ada and Theo. 'Come and sit with us!' they giggled. Poppy took a shy little step… and then a braver one. Before long, she was giggling too.
Out on daily outings
After songs and stories they tumbled outside. Poppy watered the sunflowers with a bright pink can. Ada found a snail. Theo chased a fluffy bumblebee — but only very, very gently, because bees have very important jobs to do.
The busy little bees
'What are the bees doing?' Poppy asked. Charlotte smiled. 'They're helping the flowers,' she said. 'They carry sunshine-yellow pollen from one flower to the next, so more flowers can grow. And the flowers give the bees sweet nectar. They look after each other.'
Growing together
'That's a bit like us,' said Charlotte. 'At Bumble & Bloom, we're all little bees and little flowers. When we share, and help, and cheer each other on… that's how we grow.' Poppy looked at her new friends and felt her heart puff up warm as toast.
See you tomorrow
When Mummy came back, Poppy waved her painting proudly. 'I made a friend AND a sunflower!' Charlotte gave her a little wave. 'See you tomorrow, little bee.' And Poppy skipped all the way home — already excited to bloom again.
The end 🐝🌼
Bees need flowers. Flowers need bees. And at Bumble & Bloom, we all need each other to grow. We can't wait to meet you.
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