The Adventures of Betty Bumble-Worm

By Veronica Anderson-Stamps

Betty Bumble-Worm lives on the Aurora Forest floor with her friends Vanessa Butterfly, Robert Roach and Nate Nat. Together, they have many adventures. This book contains twenty stories. Each story delivers a valuable lesson that will open communication between parent and child. At the end of each story, there is a section that asks the child questions in relation to their own life and what Betty and her friends have experienced. These stories offer coping strategies intertwined with life lessons for young children. Betty deals with everything from feeling like an outsider to bullying on the playground. Your child will love Betty and her wonderful heart. Your child will learn and grow with Betty.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Veronica Anderson-Stamps
• Release date: Jun 27, 2014
• ISBN: 9781311329110

Veronica Anderson-Stamps

Veronica Lolonda Anderson-Stamps was born on February 11, 1979 in Lexington Mississippi. Her parents are Loretta and Frank J. Robertson Jr. She has nine siblings. She married her husband, F. Lashon Stamps in 2015. Her childhood was spent in both Mississippi and Wisconsin. She graduated from Mississippi Valley State University in 2002 with a degree in History. While there, she received countless awards including President's Scholar and Honor Scholar. In 2005, she was awarded The Editor's Choice award from the National Library of Poetry and Poetry.com. She briefly attended graduate school during which she worked on a Masters in Criminal Justice. Before long, she was offered a job that would take her away from her studies. She currently resides in Mississippi where she incorporates technology during her work hours. In her leisure, she continues to write short stories, poems and songs. She also enjoys horror films, nature programs and science fiction movies. Verónica Lolonda Anderson-Stamps nació el 11 de febrero de 1979 en Lexington Mississippi. Sus padres son Loretta y Frank J. Robertson Jr. Ella tiene nueve hermanos. Se casó con su marido, Stamps F. Lashon en 2015. Su infancia transcurrió en tanto Mississippi y Wisconsin. Se graduó de Mississippi Valley State University en 2002 con una licenciatura en Historia. Una vez allí, ella recibió innumerables premios, entre ellos el presidente y Académico de Honor Académico. En 2005, fue galardonada con el premio al mejor hotel del editor de la Biblioteca Nacional de Poesía y Poetry.com. Ella asistió brevemente a la escuela de posgrado durante el cual trabajó en una Maestría en Justicia Criminal. En poco tiempo, se le ofreció un puesto de trabajo que la llevaría lejos de sus estudios. Actualmente vive en Mississippi, donde incorpora la tecnología durante sus horas de trabajo. En su tiempo libre, ella continúa escribiendo cuentos, poemas y canciones. Ella también disfruta de las películas de terror, los programas de la naturaleza y de las películas de ciencia ficción.

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The Adventures of Betty Bumble-Worm

By Veronica Lolonda Anderson

Copyright © 2014 Veronica L. Anderson

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Welcome to the Aurora Forest where Betty Bumble-Worm and her friends learn and play!

Chapter One

Betty Makes a Friend

Deep on the Aurora Forest floor, there lived a critter named Betty Bumble-Worm. Her mother was a worm and her father was a bumblebee. Betty never really felt like she belonged. When Betty started school, she didn’t have any friends. At recess, she went out onto the playground. She saw a group of bees playing together in the sandbox. She thought that it would be nice to play with them. But when she went over to play with them, they looked at her for a moment. Then they began to tease her and call her names. Betty began to cry.

She looked over to the other side of the playground. It was there, that she saw three little worms playing in the kitty tunnel. She went over and decided to say hi. The worms looked at her and frowned. They didn’t want to play with Betty either. They all crawled away. Betty went over to the swings. She decided that it was better to sit alone than to try to be with critters that didn’t like her for who she was. She was sitting all alone. That was until Vanessa Butterfly came over. She sat beside Betty.

Vanessa told Betty not to worry about all the other kids. She said that they always treated new kids like that. Betty was happy to hear that. She thought that the other kids’ behavior had something to do with her. She thought that they didn’t like her because of whom and what she was. She especially felt better because she knew that she had a new friend, Vanessa Butterfly.

Think About It

Has there ever been a time when you felt like you didn’t belong? How did you get over it?

Do you remember when you made you first friend? Who is your best friend?

Chapter Two

Betty