I and the bee

Definition of silent books: They are books without text for reading, relying on imagination and the reader's visual memory. This type of books transcends geographical and linguistic differences between humans, and enhances young readers' self-confidence and pride in their identity. It also reflects what is deep inside them when they tell the story in their own way. I and the Bee: A picture story about friendship and making friends, without words, filled with details to feed the child's imagination. In the illustration, one picture represents a thousand words, and at the end of the story, an interactive page for the reader to reflect on what they saw in the story. It is a story inspired by a real situation, where the illustrator was in her studio when a worn-out bee passed by her window. She provided a solution of water and sugar for the bee to feed on, so it could fly again into nature. The illustrator's imagination then took her into an imaginary world, where a friendship grew between her and the bee, transforming a gloomy city into a green city filled with flowers and butterflies.