Waldemar Bonsels wrote only one children's book in the strict sense, Biene Maya (Maya the Bee). "People in the sky" (Himmelsvolk) is not a proper children's book but has a much deeper mystical layer showing the unity of all creation and its relationship to God. There are a number of novels and shorter stories dealing with love as Eros and on the higher level of divine love in the spirit of romanticism (Eros und die Evangelien, Menschenwege, Narren und Helden, etc.), with the relationship between man and nature in a simple life unchanged by modern civilization (Anjekind, etc.) and also including a historical novel from the time of Jesus (Der Grieche Dositos). He travelled extensively in Europe and Asia. Voyage in India (Indienfahrt) is the fruit of one of these travels.
Bonsels, German writer of children's books, brings us the story of Maya and friends (Willy the bee, Flip the grasshopper) and many other insects as they enjoy their colorful lives.
WaldemarBonsels masterfully crafted a book in which the insect world is a metaphore/allegory of the humans'.
Although she was supposed to be a working bee, she is too inquisitive to be satisfied with that, so she leaves the beehive to learn more about the world.
WaldemarBonsels, der Vater von der Biene Maja hat noch andere Geschichten geschrieben.
Der in Ahrensburg geborene Schriftsteller WaldemarBonsel erzählte diese Geschichte erstmals im Jahr 1912 und wurde dafür von Literaturwissenschaftlern als Naturromantiker eingestuft.
Quelle: WaldemarBonsels, 1915 Schuster and Löffler, von rado Jadu 2000
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