Milk Without Honey by Hanna Harms (translated by Ruth Ahmedzai Kemp and Sarah Wyndham Lewis doing the foreword) is a clever, poetic look at the loss of the pollinator, especially the honeybee. The author’s illustrations are both a bit realistic but also interestingly abstract. The use of the color yellow, as well as black and white, is important. The overall feel is the content is for anyone, but the way it is presented might not be for everyone. However, it is for the strong teen and adult reader. Things are Informative, and even educational (climate change and the environment), but still is an enjoyable read that you don’t feel is too “textbook.” 
I liked most things, but sometimes it felt a little pushy. And it occasionally felt a little too simple. But other times, there was just the right amount of “stuff” to get the job done. Or, in other words, it is not an easy read, though it is deceptively simple looking (or as much as an online reader can look). It is an emotional book and one that you probably should read more than once. But always in a quiet, comfortable space (or at least the first time). It is a book of straightforwardness but also complex and has a few twists. It is not an easy read, and this is not only due to the subject matter, but how it’s presented. As mentioned, it is poetic, but not poetry. Things do not always flow or feel as they would in a traditional novel.
The artwork adds to the oddness, and sometimes even awkwardness of things. The art and text is the way needed if you want to lighten the mood but also show how “off putting” the results would be without the bees. I’m not sure if abstract is the right word, but it is artistic. I told a friend of mine (who reviews non-fiction books) that I am not sure how to review things. She said (with only seeing some of the images) I should mention something about how “science and nature feel when they are in book pages instead of in the woods or at a lab bench.” I will leave that to the reader to define, but one: she always knows what to say! And two: yes it does give you the science feeling of the page but not in the “real world” and yet, that is what the author is trying to relay, the importance and impact of the real world loss. 
This due mid-September 2024 book is not something that you casually pick up. You better be ready to have an experience that might not be a pleasant one all the time. But that’s what makes it good. Street Noise is one of those publishers that does not want to go easy on you, but wants you to have fun and want to come back to them.