The Bee-Man of Orn and Other Fanciful Tales

from Esta1923

A children's book for intelligent adults! Stockton wrote it more than one hundred years ago but it resonates in today's world. The bee-man is a contented person.At peace with his bees he 'walked among them, ate his meals, and went to sleep without the slightest fear of being stung.' Because a jun...

from librisissimo

By an American innovator of new fairy tales, this story of a man's search for his true self is engaging and witty. The illustrations are very fine.

from engpunk77

We picked this up as a library discard--we were attracted to the artwork and the fact that it came with a "cd." Well, it ended up being a DVD in which the illustrator goes into great detail about the process of illustrating the book, which is the EXACT kind of thing Morgan is into! We LOVED the d...

from GeniusBabies

An interesting tale of an old bee-man who goes out into the world to find his true nature. A nice mix of real life and fantasy, the book gets somewhat dark towards the second half as the characters talk to demons about getting their energy "toned up". The ending falls somewhat flat, but overall a...

from Esta1923

A children's book for intelligent adults! Stockton wrote it more than one hundred years ago but it resonates in today's world. The bee-man is a contented person.At peace with his bees he 'walked among them, ate his meals, and went to sleep without the slightest fear of being stung.' Because a jun...