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David is a Graphic Designer and Creative Writer who lives in Victoria, BC with his wife and children. He grew up in England, where his love of exploring the outdoors led to all sorts of adventures, partly thanks to the ‘forest’ that was his backyard.
As a child, David was diagnosed with dyslexia and always found reading and writing to be a struggle. It was this challenge that led him to create fun and expressive ways to capture his own observations and stories.
The What Does Series started as a storytelling game created for David’s son when heading to and from daycare as a creative way for him to teach his son all about nature while answering a never-ending stream of toddler questions in a fun way.
One story soon led to another, and before he knew it, the What Does Series was born!
David hopes that the imaginative What Does Series of books about insects and animals helps children discover both a love and understanding of the beautiful world that surrounds us all while also allowing them to feel confident in their reading through humour and interactive storytelling.
Reviewed by Jane Finch for Readers' Favorite
Written by David McArthur and illustrated by the author and Clara Spinassi, What Does A Bee Do? (The What Does Series, Volume 3) is a book ideally for pre-schoolers which looks at various insects and animals and, by a process of elimination, establishes exactly what a bee does. The simple story considers other everyday foods and looks at the type of animal or insect that might produce them, such as a cow and milk, and a hen and eggs. The story then looks at the role of other animals such as a dog guarding a home, or a cat catching mice. While looking for exactly what a bee does, the story tells the young reader what other animals do in a simple and straight-forward way.
The illustrations in this book are large, colourful and eye-catching for the young reader and will encourage discussion with a parent or guardian about the animal or insect shown and what they might do. As well as ultimately explaining what a bee does, the story will help a child to understand the role of other creatures, from putting milk on cereal to seeing a beautiful butterfly. This book is ideal for a parent to read with an early learner and it will have a variety of uses. The easy to understand language will also help to identify words and, as well as being an ideal book for the home, this would be useful in an early years environment such as playschool. The author, David McArthur, has written a gentle and interactive story that is sure to delight its young readers.
