2017 Frances & Wesley Bock Book Award for Children's Literature The Original Art 2017 Exhibit 2018 Storytelling World Resource Award Honor - Stories for Young Listeners 2018 ILA-CBC Children's Choices The bees are on strike! Benedict has a pretty sweet life for a bear. Every morning the bees leave a jar of honey on his doorstep, and every day he has honey for breakfast and honey in his tea. It's an important part of his day. But all that changes when the bees go on strike. Now it's up to Benedict to listen to the bees, and he realizes there's a lot more he could be doing to help them. So he fixes up the hive and learns to be a better beekeeper. Will the bees be pleased?.