When Barry, a bee, doesn't want to make honey and leaves his hive, he discovers that humans have been stealing honey from bees for years, so he decides to sue the honey industry and seek justice for bees everywhere.

This novelization of the screenplay retells the entire story of the new CGI-animated feature film from DreamWorks, starring the voices of Jerry Seinfeld and Rene Zellweger, and scheduled for release in theaters on November 2. Includes an 8-page color insert.

'The Art of Bee Movie' explores the artistic vision upon which the film was built, featuring fascinating concept art, full-colour pastels, pencil sketches, models, maquettes and more.

The multi-million bestselling novel about a young girl's journey towards healing and the transforming power of love, from the award-winning author of The Invention of Wings and The Book of Longings Set in South Carolina in 1964, The Secret Life of Bees tells the story of Lily Owens, whose life has been shaped around the blurred memory of the afternoon her mother was killed. When Lily's fierce-hearted Black "stand-in mother," Rosaleen, insults three of the deepest racists in town, Lily decides to spring them both free. They escape to Tiburon, South Carolina—a town that holds the secret to her mother's past. Taken in by an eccentric trio of Black beekeeping sisters, Lily is introduced to their mesmerizing world of bees and honey, and the Black Madonna. This is a remarkable novel about divine female power, a story that women will share and pass on to their daughters for years to come.

This simple retelling of the new CGI-animated feature film from DreamWorks, in theaters on November 2, is ideal for young readers who are too old for beginning readers but not quite ready for the longer junior novel.

In Bee Movie, written and produced by Jerry Seinfeld, Barry B. Benson (voiced by Seinfeld) is a bee fresh out of bee-college who is a little disillusioned with his only career option—the honey industry. When Barry takes a trip outside the hive, he finds himself in New York City, where he meets florist Vanessa (Renée Zellweger). As their relationship blossoms, Barry discovers that humans have been stealing the bees’ honey—and subsequently decides to sue them. Now you can bring the movie to life with Bee Movie Mad Libs!

Benedict has a pretty sweet life for a bear. Every morning the bees leave a jar of honey on his doorstep, and every day he has honey for breakfast and honey in his tea. It’s an important part of his day. But all that changes when the bees go on strike.