Trouble at the Bug Hotel
A hilarious picture book about the importance of making everyone feel included
Published on 1. May 2025
Book
Paperback/Softback
40 pages
978-1-5295-1315-8 (ISBN)
Description
A side-splittingly funny picture book about open-mindedness and the power of change.
The Bug Hotel has a fancy dining room, a rooftop terrace ... even a pool if water is your thing.
What a wonderful hotel! Trouble is, Branwell the solitary bee is not welcomed by the other guests - they're convinced he will sting! But Branwell can't sting, and even if he could, he wouldn't want to. When a curious toddler starts poking and shaking the bug hotel, our stripy hero, Branwell, ends up saving the day, showing us all a thing or two about resolving tricky situations peacefully.
The Bug Hotel has a fancy dining room, a rooftop terrace ... even a pool if water is your thing.
What a wonderful hotel! Trouble is, Branwell the solitary bee is not welcomed by the other guests - they're convinced he will sting! But Branwell can't sting, and even if he could, he wouldn't want to. When a curious toddler starts poking and shaking the bug hotel, our stripy hero, Branwell, ends up saving the day, showing us all a thing or two about resolving tricky situations peacefully.
Reviews / Votes
A funny, quirky tale. * The Bookseller *More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Target group
Children/juvenile
Interest Age: From 3 to 7 years
Dimensions
Height: 273 mm
Width: 231 mm
Thickness: 11 mm
Weight
214 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-5295-1315-8 (9781529513158)
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Persons
Kathryn Simmonds is a writer of fiction, poetry and now picture books. Her poetry collection Sunday at the Skin Launderette won the UK's Forward Prize for Best First Collection, was shortlisted for the Costa Poetry Prize and longlisted for the Guardian First Book Award. Her short stories have been published in magazines and broadcast on BBC Radio, and her first novel is called Love and Fallout. Kathryn has an MA in Creative Writing from The University of East Anglia, and her first picture book was Be My Sunflower. Kathryn lives in Norwich and you can find her on X as @Kathryn Simmonds and Instagram as @kathrynsimmondswriter.
Tor Freeman is one of only a handful of artists to have been granted the prestigious Maurice Sendak Fellowship. With author Michelle Robinson she won the Lollies Prize and the Coventry Inspiration Award for her illustrations in Ten Fat Sausages. Tor is also the illustrator of Richard Ayoade's The Book That No One Wanted to Read, and she has created numerous comics including Welcome to Oddleigh, Sister Clawdetta and many picture books including the Olive series. Tor has won the Observer/Cape/Comica graphic short story prize, she lives in London and you can find her on X and Instagram as @tormalore.
Tor Freeman is one of only a handful of artists to have been granted the prestigious Maurice Sendak Fellowship. With author Michelle Robinson she won the Lollies Prize and the Coventry Inspiration Award for her illustrations in Ten Fat Sausages. Tor is also the illustrator of Richard Ayoade's The Book That No One Wanted to Read, and she has created numerous comics including Welcome to Oddleigh, Sister Clawdetta and many picture books including the Olive series. Tor has won the Observer/Cape/Comica graphic short story prize, she lives in London and you can find her on X and Instagram as @tormalore.