The delightful stories about Buster and his friends in Bugville have sold over 2.5 million copies worldwide! Discover the magical world of Robert Stanek's Bugville Critters. Stanek, acclaimed author of the popular children's books The Kingdoms and the Elves of the Reaches and Journey Beyond the Beyond, has selected an irresistible combination for young listeners: loveable critters and heart-warming stories. The Bugville Critters stories address all the major issues of growing up and are designed to appeal to the ever-growing interests of children everywhere.

In this story, Buster Bee just got back from playing bugsball in Bugville Park with his friends. He's practicing to be a hive helper so he can help his mom and dad. At Bee Hive, the factory where his mom and dad work, he sees the busy, busy Queen Bee. He spills honey. He buzzes around to collect pollen and nectar. When he returns home, he gets into trouble at dinner because he doesn't want to eat his pollen. He'd rather eat nectar and he loves honey much too much. After dinner, he takes time out for bugsball practice.

The wonderfully crafted story is paired with energetic illustrations of a colorful cast of crittters and playful scenes. This rollicking adventure is sure to be a favorite with the storytime crowd.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Robert Stanek, a recent nominee for a Lifetime Achievement award and past recipient of multiple awards recognizing his outstanding contributions and excellence in writing, is the author of more than two hundred books for young people and adults, which have been published and/or distributed by nearly every major US publisher, including Simon & Schuster, Pengiun Random House, Macmillan, McGraw-Hill, Hachette, HarperCollins, and Microsoft.
Praise for Robert Stanek's Bugville Critters...

"Instructive and entertaining."
-- Follett Early Learning

"The bright, colorful illustrations are reminiscent of David Kirk's Little Miss Spider books and will captivate the young reader for whom the book is intended."
-- Foreword Magazine

"Bugville Critters helps children sort out real lessons about life, family and the natural world."
-- Foreword Magazine

"Robert Stanek is one of our most featured and respected Kids & Young Adults, K-12 Educators and Kids authors."
-- The Audio Book Store

"Recommended series."
-- Parenting Magazine

"Recommended children's book."
-- Dr. Stacie Bunning, Clinical Psychologist and resident expert for GreatSchools.org

Robert Stanek's Bugville Critters recommended by / featured in...
+ Parenting Magazine (2008)
+ The Children's Bookshelf (Publisher's Weekly) (2007, 2008)
+ Children's Writer (2007)
+ Foreword Magazine (2007)
+ School Library Journal (2008, 2009)
+ Library Journal (2008, 2009)
+ The Publisher's Weekly Cover Story (2009)
+ VOYA magazine for youth librarians (2007)
+ Much, much more!

Read letters to Buster from kids all over the world at the Bugville Critters web site.