Betty the Boozing Bee
Edition: 1
Copyright: 2025
Edition: 1
Copyright: 2025
Pages: 40
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Betty is a new type of children’s book in which science is integrated with a children’s story about the dangers of excessive alcohol consumption. Each illustration in this book is based on scientific research performed in the author’s laboratory at Oklahoma State University and other laboratories worldwide.
This purpose of the book is to help parents and caregivers speak with their children about the dangers associated with excessive drinking. The dangers of excessive drinking are told through the eyes of Betty, who becomes addicted to alcohol, and how it affects her behavior and interactions with her sisters. The illustrations of Betty’s behavior will be familiar to both children and adults. These behaviors include making bad choices, being aggressive, inappropriate social behavior, and problems related to communication. A unique feature of the book is access to several video clips including one showing the original Betty.
Betty is also helpful as a cautionary tale for preschoolers about the dangers associated with excess. While the reading of children’s books declines around the age of ten, parents might still use the story from time to time as needed. Clinical psychologists will also find the book useful for explaining to children the dangers associated with alcoholism.
Dr. Charles I. Abramson is a Regents Professor of Psychology and Lawrence L. Boger Professor of International Studies (Emeritus) and the founder of the Laboratory of Comparative Psychology and Behavioral Biology. He earned his PhD in Experimental-Physiological Psychology at Boston University in 1986. He joined the faculty of Oklahoma State University in 1993 and holds adjunct appointments in the Department of Integrative Biology and the Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology. Trained as a comparative-physiological psychologist, he has studied over 40 different species of invertebrates, vertebrates, and plants in a wide range of experiments both in the United States and many other countries. These experiments include the comparative analysis of learning, the effect of agrochemicals on behavior, the use of essential oils as a deterrent to insect pests, and the development of a social insect model of alcoholism. In addition to experimental research, he has also conducted historical research in comparative psychology and the life and times of the African American scientist Charles H. Turner. He has been widely recognized for his teaching and research as represented, for example, by his induction into both the Oklahoma Educators Hall of Fame, and the Oklahoma Higher Education Hall of Fame. He has published over 300 articles and 23 books/special edition editor. He is also the current Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal of Comparative Psychology.
Betty is a new type of children’s book in which science is integrated with a children’s story about the dangers of excessive alcohol consumption. Each illustration in this book is based on scientific research performed in the author’s laboratory at Oklahoma State University and other laboratories worldwide.
This purpose of the book is to help parents and caregivers speak with their children about the dangers associated with excessive drinking. The dangers of excessive drinking are told through the eyes of Betty, who becomes addicted to alcohol, and how it affects her behavior and interactions with her sisters. The illustrations of Betty’s behavior will be familiar to both children and adults. These behaviors include making bad choices, being aggressive, inappropriate social behavior, and problems related to communication. A unique feature of the book is access to several video clips including one showing the original Betty.
Betty is also helpful as a cautionary tale for preschoolers about the dangers associated with excess. While the reading of children’s books declines around the age of ten, parents might still use the story from time to time as needed. Clinical psychologists will also find the book useful for explaining to children the dangers associated with alcoholism.
Dr. Charles I. Abramson is a Regents Professor of Psychology and Lawrence L. Boger Professor of International Studies (Emeritus) and the founder of the Laboratory of Comparative Psychology and Behavioral Biology. He earned his PhD in Experimental-Physiological Psychology at Boston University in 1986. He joined the faculty of Oklahoma State University in 1993 and holds adjunct appointments in the Department of Integrative Biology and the Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology. Trained as a comparative-physiological psychologist, he has studied over 40 different species of invertebrates, vertebrates, and plants in a wide range of experiments both in the United States and many other countries. These experiments include the comparative analysis of learning, the effect of agrochemicals on behavior, the use of essential oils as a deterrent to insect pests, and the development of a social insect model of alcoholism. In addition to experimental research, he has also conducted historical research in comparative psychology and the life and times of the African American scientist Charles H. Turner. He has been widely recognized for his teaching and research as represented, for example, by his induction into both the Oklahoma Educators Hall of Fame, and the Oklahoma Higher Education Hall of Fame. He has published over 300 articles and 23 books/special edition editor. He is also the current Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal of Comparative Psychology.