{"product_id":"bessies-bees-an-adhd-adventure-bessies-adhd-adventures","title":"Bessie's Bees: An ADHD Adventure (Bessie's ADHD Adventures)","description":"\u003cp\u003eBessie's thoughts buzz like bees, and when she starts school she decides to hide them. George Kirk's picture book follows a girl with ADHD as she works out what to do with all that buzzing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReadical Key Points\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA picture book about starting school with ADHD, for ages 4 to 6\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIllustrated by Ana Gómez\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBack matter from Mayo Clinic pediatrician Khaled Mohammed, M.B., B.Ch.: common myths about ADHD, tips for parents and caregivers, and suggestions for kids\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePart of the Bessie's ADHD Adventures series\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHardcover, 32 pages, Mayo Clinic Press Kids, 2025\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt school, the other children's bees are nowhere to be seen, so Bessie tucks her own away. Holding them in gets harder by the day, until her Granny helps her wonder whether the bees need hiding at all. The book closes with pages from a Mayo Clinic pediatrician for families to read together.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt suits parents, caregivers, teachers and librarians reading with young children who have ADHD, or with the classmates getting to know them. The back matter offers information and suggestions, not a diagnosis or a treatment plan. Read aloud, the bees give a child a picture for a feeling that is hard to name, and a reason to let it out of hiding.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author and Illustrator\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGeorge Kirk taught in primary schools and worked as a librarian before writing for children, and she draws on her own experience of autism and ADHD. \u003cem\u003eBessie's Bees\u003c\/em\u003e is her debut. Ana Gómez illustrates children's books from Monterrey, Mexico, and studied fine arts at the University of Salamanca.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Brand New and Readical Ready.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eReadical™ is an independent bookstore and reading-products brand built around a simple idea: books matter most when what we learn leaves the page and enters our lives.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eApply the Page. Get Readical™.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mayo Clinic Press Kids","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47854466760853,"sku":"NEW-ING-HB-JUV-9798887704197","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0800\/5861\/3909\/files\/57_a9f18a67-2705-4440-8c13-7342ba126ab8.jpg?v=1787902331","url":"https:\/\/readical.com\/products\/bessies-bees-an-adhd-adventure-bessies-adhd-adventures","provider":"Readical","version":"1.0","type":"link"}