Buster
The Clumsy Honeybee
Told in playful rhyming verse, this story builds a gentle connection with nature through lovable characters and joyful, imaginative storytelling.
Will Buster ever find his happy ending?
Buster the Clumsy Honeybee
Paperback edition
Meet Buster, the zoomiest, happiest and most delightfully clumsy honeybee in the meadow. He is determined to impress Queen Cami, but with his wiggly wiggles, unexpected crash landings and slightly over the top buzzing, life in the hive rarely goes smoothly.
This warm rhyming story celebrates self acceptance and shows children that the things that make them different are often their greatest strengths. Every page is filled with expressive, hand drawn illustrations and gentle humour designed to make little readers smile while helping them explore themes of confidence, friendship and nature.
Meet all of the Unlikely Friends
The Unlikely Friends is a growing world of children’s stories and products built around one simple idea: in a world full of complexity and pressure, it helps to return to the basics.
Back to nature. Back to noticing the little things. Back to learning through curiosity, kindness and connection.
At its heart, The Unlikely Friends encourages children to care for the world around them and to celebrate the wonderfully different ways we all grow.
Through gentle themes, relatable characters and a love of the outdoors, the brand aims to inspire a new generation of little nature lovers who feel confident, compassionate and free to be themselves.
Buster
A chaotic, crash-prone little bee who tries to fit in but shines only when he embraces his own bouncy rhythm.
His journey celebrates self-acceptance and shows children that being different can be a strength.
Humphrey
A prickly but loveable hedgehog who struggles with habitat loss and finds it hard to stay hopeful.
Through small acts of courage, he learns resilience and discovers that even grumpy hearts can grow.
Freddy
A timid young fox who fears every change in his disappearing woodland home.
As he adapts and finds a new place to belong, children learn about courage, loss and the importance of protecting wild spaces.
Fino
A hyperactive, springy frog whose boundless energy often lands him in trouble.
With gentle guidance, he learns self-acceptance and shows how every creature plays a vital part in a healthy pond ecosystem.
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