Roxanna Thomas

Why Bee Angry? Roxanna Thomas

When faced with a sting from an angry bee will you act from a place of compassion and take a chain of traumatic events into account, or react quickly? Themes: Anger, Trauma, Forgiveness, Compassion, Wise Decision Making and Empathy It is intentionally written to be a short read with a surprising ending to start character building discussions with young children. Release Date: August 1, 2016
Artwork: Cut Paper
Read Aloud Target: 4-9 Years
Independent Reading: 8-11 Years
Paperback, Color, 20-25 Pages About the Author
Joel is an elementary school teacher in Oregon and owns the educational business Glen's Hands-On Gizmos with his wife Roxanna. Recently Joel and Roxanna and have been writing and illustrating children's books. It is their hope to release several new books each year. The books themselves are entertaining and they serve a deeper purpose. Some will be academic in nature while others will focus on Christian and Humanitarian values such as Compassion, Empathy, Forgiveness, Peace and Love. It is their hope the books will be counter-cultural in many ways and used by teachers and parents to combat the negative messages children are receiving. The books themselves don't end with happily ever after endings. Instead many of them end in a humorous way, while intentionally leaving children with unresolved feelings and questions. At the end of each book parents and teachers will find a list of suggested questions to help facilitate character-building discussions.