Feeling sad because no one chooses it as a Christmas tree, a bedraggled forest pine discovers the importance of being appreciated all year long.

The Sunshine State gets its own alphabet book! Florida, where "B is for Beaches, P is for Pirates, and V is for Vacationers," comes to life with playful, vivid illustrations by Michael Monroe and a conch shell full of fun facts and poems by Florida author and educator Carol Crane. Do you know which city is the state capitol? Which fragrant blossom is the state flower? Learn all this and more with "S is for Sunshine: A Florida Alphabet."

A Board book for each state. State birds, flowers, trees, and animals brought to board book form for the youngest book lovers. Toddlers will delight in these books filled with rhyming riddles, framed by brightly painted clues that introduced elements that make each state so special.

A Board Book for each state. State birds, flowers, trees, and animals brought to board book form for the youngest book lovers. Toddlers will delight in these books filled with rhyming riddles, framed by brightly painted clues that introduce elements that make each state so special.

When he reads in a book that bumblebees cannot fly, Buzzy suddenly doubts himself and forgets how.

Sitting in a beautiful garden, high atop a flower, the impressionable Buzzy reads in the book, Learn to Fly, the very true fact that, "Bumblebees weren't made to fly." He reads again, "Bumblebees weren't made to fly."

"Stranded on top of a flower/ Buzzy longed to fly away.
His heart still knew how/ But his head had forgotten the way. "

The adventure that ensues challenges Buzzy to overcome obstacles without his wings that he had never before thought possible. He travels over the stream and through the high grass, back home where his parents with love and support tell him,

""You're doubting yourself./ Fear is in the way.
Listen to your heart Buzzy/ Not what others say.
Ignore labels and limits Buzzy./ They seldom do good.
You start to think, 'I Can't, '/ when you should be thinking, 'I Could.'" "

Its vibrant illustrations and clear, thoughtful message make "Buzzy the Bumblebee" a motivating and heartwarming story for all ages.

"He stopped doubting himself/ And didn't need to know, "Why."
He believed once again/ And was able to FLY."

Illustrations by Michael G. Monroe.