The Ant and Bee stories were a collection of small format hardback books produced in the United Kingdom in the 1960s and 1970s. They were reprinted by Trafalgar Square Publishing in the late 1980s and early 1990s. They were designed to teach pre-school children about the alphabet, shapes and colours. The author was Angela Banner.
The principal characters were Ant (the naughtier and more adventurous half of the duo) and Bee (more sensible and better behaved). On occasions they were joined by the Kind Dog and/or the zoo man. The primary lure of these books is that simple three and four-letter words are texted in red so children can associate the print with the pictures.
There were thirteen books in the series: