The Bee Who Learned To Dance: Where Little Ears go on Big Adventures

Dedicated to the bees and blooms who keep our world alive.

Location: France, Europe

Set in the golden meadows of the French countryside, this story follows Amélie, a small honeybee with uneven wings and a big heart. Amélie longs to find her own waggle dance - a special dance bees use to guide their hive to nectar - but feels out of place when her attempts fall short. With her best friend, the adventurous drone Bastien, Amélie sets out to discover her unique dance.

Along the way, they meet a series of meadow creatures - a beetle, a butterfly, a hummingbird, and a snail - each teaching Amélie a lesson about confidence, grace, patience, and rhythm. Slowly, she begins to weave these lessons together, guided by the harmony of the meadow.

Amélie’s journey culminates when she returns to the hive and performs a dance like no other - slower and softer but clear and true. Her dance leads the bees to a hidden field of nectar-rich blooms, and the meadow comes alive as pollination spreads far and wide. Through her quest, Amélie discovers that true belonging comes not from copying others but from embracing her own way of contributing to the hive and the world.

Nature Sounds – The Listening Planet & Martyn Stewart

Narrator - Michelle Schechter

Producer and Sound Designer – Seb Masters

Illustrator - Kate Kuznetsova

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Release date

Audiobook: 3 April 2025