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Queen Bee and Virelldar

Deborah Pride - Author

This illustrated adventure centres on adoption, friendship and what makes a family. Queen Bee forms a new family with Virelldar and friends while keeping a future reunion with her birth family in mind.

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Every child’s journey through life is a special one, and Queen Bee’s journey is like no other. She is separated from her birth family and is drawn to the majestic tree of life where she finds the bear, Virelldar, and they head out on their adventures making many new friends and creating a special family all their own. Queen Bee knows that she will someday want to see her birth family again, but she also knows that her new family is what is important now to help her grow into the beautiful queen that she is meant to be one day. Join Queen Bee and Virelldar as they head out on their first of many adventures and help them discover what family and friendship is all about.

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Book Analysis

At a Glance

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Adoption· AffirmedFamily separation· AffirmedBelonging· Affirmed

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Family disruption

Personalised Fit

Beyond the Cover

adoptionfamily separationbelonging

FictionIllustrated book

Themes in Context

Birth and new family

After separation from her birth family, Queen Bee finds Virelldar and forms a family with him and new friends, while hoping to see her birth family again.

How the book presents it: The story presents Queen Bee’s new family as important to her growth without removing her wish to reconnect with her birth family.

Talk about: If Queen Bee meets her birth family again, how might her understanding of family change, or stay the same?

Why It May Be Worth Reading

The story gives space to both a child’s connection to a birth family and the importance of relationships formed after separation, offering a way to talk about family taking different forms.

What Deserves Attention

Queen Bee is separated from her birth family. This may be worth noting for a child with personal experience of adoption or family separation; the story also introduces a new family and future hope of reunion.

A Conversation Worth Having

What do you think makes people a family, and if Queen Bee sees her birth family again one day, what might she want them to know?

Reading Approach

Read together and let the child set the pace around the separation. Pause to invite their thoughts about family and friendship, without assuming the story mirrors their own circumstances.

Confidence & Basis

Theme indicators describe how the book presents a topic; they are not a verdict on the whole book or your family's values. Confidence reflects how much book-specific material was checked. Only part of the book information was available, so some details remain unconfirmed.

What remains unconfirmed

Birth and new family: The ending and whether Queen Bee reunites with her birth family are not established.

Queen Bee and Virelldar: Adoption, Friendship and the True Meaning of Family - Deborah Pride - Google Books

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Checked: 1 October 2026.

Relevant to: Birth and new family

Queen Bee and Virelldar by Deborah Pride | Open Library