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Butterfly Butterfly: A Book of Colors
by
Petr Horáček
Little ones will hover over this colorful look at insect critters as they peek through die-cuts and enjoy a final pop-up surprise.
Lucy sees a beautiful butterfly in the garden, along with a bright green beetle, a brilliant blue dragonfly, some red ladybugs, and many more flying and crawling things. But when will the radiant butterfly appear again? Petr Horácek uses his tra...more
Lucy sees a beautiful butterfly in the garden, along with a bright green beetle, a brilliant blue dragonfly, some red ladybugs, and many more flying and crawling things. But when will the radiant butterfly appear again? Petr Horácek uses his tra...more
Hardcover, 16 pages
Published
March 13th 2007
by Candlewick Press
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What begins as a fairly ordinary book about colors quickly turns into something more special as Lucy chases, but fails to catch, the butterfly fluttering through her garden. Through a series of clever die cuts, Czech artist Horacek creates a miniature world of the insects and small critters that surround Lucy. I especially like the orange snail shell that turned into the faces of three purple caterpillars with the turn of a page. When Lucy eventually spies the butterfly again, it is an enormous...more
In this book, a little girl finds a butterfly in the garden. The next day, she wants to look for it again, and, on her search, she finds other garden friends--including a snail, spider, dragonfly, ladybugs, caterpillars, etc. It's great for building vocabulary because you can ask children the names of the bugs and the colors featured.
This book is gorgeous--very bright and appealing to pre-schoolers. I used the Spanish version, Mariposa Mariposa, for a Spanish story time program about butterflie...more
This book is gorgeous--very bright and appealing to pre-schoolers. I used the Spanish version, Mariposa Mariposa, for a Spanish story time program about butterflie...more
This is a beautiful book for the "whole book" approach to storytimes! Not only does it show different insects, but it also uses colors well. When the little girl goes looking for the butterfly, she finds a whole host of other bugs before finally finding the butterfly (which opens up on the last page to a beautiful pop-out). The kids oohed and ahhed over this one (especially the last page) and we had a lot of fun talking about what we noticed on the end papers--take a look yourself and see if you...more
Toddler Storytime, Monticello Public Library, June 13, 2011
This is a bright, beautiful book about a girl exploring her backyard and discovering all sorts of bugs. Horacek emphasizes the beauty of the creatures instead of the creepy-crawlyness. Not sure the little ones at storytime really noticed the creative cut-outs (one page shows a ladybug, the cut-out is actually giving a peek at the girl's red and black dress on the next page). A beautiful pop-up butterfly surprises the readers on the final...more
This is a bright, beautiful book about a girl exploring her backyard and discovering all sorts of bugs. Horacek emphasizes the beauty of the creatures instead of the creepy-crawlyness. Not sure the little ones at storytime really noticed the creative cut-outs (one page shows a ladybug, the cut-out is actually giving a peek at the girl's red and black dress on the next page). A beautiful pop-up butterfly surprises the readers on the final...more
Our "Pretty Butterflies and Pesky Flies" OPPOSITES Story Time would not have been complete without this little gem. I opened the book to the inside cover where each of the "bugs" featured in the story (except the butterfly) are pictured. I said, "I wonder if we'll see any of these in the story?" I then pointed to each one and the children named them with me. I turned to the title page and said, "and here's a..." to which the children all said, "BUTTERFLY!"
May 11, 2012
Katie Cunningham
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5 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
Shelves:
bilingual-storytime-books
One of my favorite books for bilingual storytime! A little girl finds a beautiful butterfly, but when she returns the next day, the butterfly is nowhere to be seen. As she searches, she discovers all of the colors one creature at a time until finally arriving at the surprise she was hoping for all day. An excellent choice for colors or insect theme programs.
The kids really liked this one. They were both really into bugs one day, so I looked for some books on bugs, but this was the only one I could find. I wasn't expecting much, so I was impressed with the variety of bugs, the cut outs, and the big pop up butterfly at the end. The kids loved that big butterfly, too.
This is a great book to welcome spring. Lucy is playing with a beautiful butterfly which is missing the next day and Lucy discovers a garden full of colorful creatures. Beautiful surprise ending had all my preK students begging to hear it again.
I liked the colors, shapes, and lift the flap aspects of this book. The story is simple, but a good way to introduce different bugs to children. Our incredibly battered library copy shows that this has been well-loved by many kids.
This book had a lot of pretty colors. It also had many different types of insects for a science lesson if children were learning about insects and bugs. It describes them and their color and if they have a pattern.
Fun book about colors with an awesome pop up. My 17 month old is slightly obsessed with this book. Maybe because I don't let her read it without my presence? Still, nice book with simple illustrations.
Mar 03, 2011
Tdavis
rated it
4 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
Two - Kindergarten
Shelves:
vocabulary,
preschool
Building vocabulary with color! A very fun book with die-cuts and a pop-out butterfly at the end!
Early Literacy Skills:
Narrative Skills
Print Motivation
Vocabulary
Early Literacy Skills:
Narrative Skills
Print Motivation
Vocabulary
Luke really likes the pop-up butterfly at the end. I guess it's supposed to help teach colors but the pictures are a little too abstract for me. Luke asks to have this one read over and over again too.
This book would be good for young children because of all the colors in it. all the different colors would keep the children interested. The book starts up slow but by the end is very interesting.
This is a great book for pre-k!! It's focuses on colors and lets students learn about different insects. The pictures are very colorful and bright, definitely attractive for little kids!
If you take away the "special effects" of the cut-outs and pop-up, there's not much to this story. The illustrations are nice, but overall the book was just okay for me.
The kids in my preschool story hour cheered at the end of this when Lucy spots her butterfly after having searched for it everywhere.
While looking for the butterfly, Lucy finds all sorts of different colored creatures. Will she find what she's searching for?
Literacy skills:
Vocabulary-Readers will be able to learn new vocabulary for names of bugs as well as a variety of colors.
Vocabulary-Readers will be able to learn new vocabulary for names of bugs as well as a variety of colors.
Good for a small child, under three, because the cut outs and amazing butterfly pop up are tactile and engaging.
A good beginning concept book on colors with a pleasant surprise ending. The butterfly pop-up is beautiful.
The illustrations will get listeners to look at what is happening in this summery, gardeny, buggy story.
Illustrated by the author. Popup at the end makes it a must for storytime. Bold, bright illustrations.
Another lovely picture book, i love the little cut outs too
better for younger children maybe...
better for younger children maybe...
beautifully illustrated book about colors; with a great pop-up surprise at the end.
Feb 07, 2012
Melissa
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This is an AWESOME book for preschoolers. It discusses colors and different insects.
A beautifully illustrated simple color concept book with a pop up surprise at the end!
This is a beautiful book with a pop out surprise at the end.
A visual delight!Preschool bug theme.Appropriate for toddler time.
Charming book, just right for my spring story times this week!
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Petr Horáček is the author-illustrator of LOOK OUT, SUZY GOOSE and SILLY SUZY GOOSE, as well as RUN, MOUSE, RUN!; BIRD, FLY HIGH; A NEW HOUSE FOR MOUSE; and STRAWBERRIES ARE RED. He lives in England.
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