Elle Bee is a refugee who flees her family when the hive is attacked by hornets. With her closest comrades, Elle Bee settles into a new life, a new hive, and a new land full of different creatures. Near the hive lives the turtle population, and one day she meets Tutlin the Turtle, a slow and clumsy turtle who seeks acceptance from his family and has narcolepsy.Together, the two friends explore the land around them, participate in warrior training, and develop an unexpected friendship. Part of the Small Creatures of the Universe series, Turtle and the Bee is a unique, powerful story about being a refugee through the eyes of a young bee.