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Animal Friends picture book

Ants at the Picnic Blanket

A read aloud picture book for kids ages 6 to 10 (1st to 5th Grade). Tap Read it to me and Buzzby the bee reads each page out loud, so early readers can follow along with the words.

A Buzzby StorybookAnts at the Picnic Blanket

Ages 6 to 10 1st to 5th Grade 10 pages Read aloud

The first pages

Jun and his friend Dev spread a picnic blanket in a sunny meadow in Ohio. A crumb from Dev's sandwich fell into the grass beside them.

Soon a tiny ant found the crumb. She touched it with her feelers, then hurried away. "She left her lunch!" said Dev. Buzzby the bee buzzed, "Just wait and watch."

What happens next? The rest of the story, every painted page and Buzzby's narration open with a free account.

Talk time questions

  • How did the other ants find the crumb?
  • What jobs do worker ants do?
  • How did Jun and Dev show kindness to the ants?

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DoodleBeez is an ad free learning site for kids from ABIEdu Kids. Our 510 original picture books are sorted by grade and read aloud by Buzzby the bee. The Free plan opens 5 selected books with no card, and every new account gets Premium free for the first month, which opens every book.