The Saint and his Bees - Paperback

by Dessi Jackson (Author), Claire Brandenburg (Illustrator)

When a young monk is assigned the task of tending to the monastery's bees, a unique friendship blooms.

Based on the life of Saint Modomnoc, this children's book brings the past alive in its retelling of the history of The Church of the Beekeeper in Ireland.

Author Biography

It's no coincidence that Dessi rhymes with "messy." Her life is full of beautiful messes. Dessi Jackson has 6 beautiful children and every day is filled with books, toys, food, pets, chickens, gardening, and of course, family. To anyone else, it might look like a mess, but to her it is a beautiful mess. Dessi is a 31-year old immigrant from Bulgaria, and now lives in the countryside of Maryland.