Finding Home: A Story of a Mason Bee shows readers an inside look at the lives of six beneficial native creatures through an engaging and educational tale of a mason bee’s search for a new home. Mason bees are incredible pollinators native to North America. Like most native bees, they only need a few important things nearby to survive: plenty of flowers, water to drink, and a place to call home. Make sure to explore the special informational section in the back of the book with photographs of the animals you meet in the story.

Authors Brannen Basham and Jill Jacobs are owners of Spriggly’s Beescaping, a nature education and habitat restoration business from Western North Carolina with a special focus on supporting native plants and pollinators. Discover their other publications, informational videos, and educational resources at sprigglys.com.

Illustrator Beth Basham, Brannen’s mother, features her detailed acrylic paintings with watercolor-washed backgrounds in Finding Home. She holds a painting minor from Auburn University and studied in later years at the Philadelphia Academy of Fine Arts.