So you don't feel like reading, eh? Feel like running, do you? Then I expect this is just the right time to find a bee tree!

When Mary Ellen gets bored with her reading, Grandpa knows a hunt for a bee tree is just what she needs. Half the town joins the exciting chase, but it s not until everyone returns home that Mary Ellen makes a discovery of her own: Sometimes, even the sweetest of things must be worked for.

With exuberance and charm, artist and master storyteller Patricia Polacco celebrates the unexpected joys -- and true adventure -- of reading itself!