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Farfallina & Marcel
by
Holly Keller
Once there was a caterpillar named Farfallina, whose best friend was a gosling named Marcel. They did everything together -- until one day, everything started to change.
This beautiful and touching story shows that even as life takes different turns, friendship endures.
This beautiful and touching story shows that even as life takes different turns, friendship endures.
Paperback, 32 pages
Published
May 10th 2005
by Greenwillow Books
(first published 2002)
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This book is really precious, but I'm biased toward it . . .
When my husband proposed to me, he wrote his marriage proposal in the back of a copy of Farfallina and Marcel that he presented to me. (It was a time of great change for us because he was moving about 3 hours away and I didn't know what was going to become of us. The book was a great summation of how we felt about each other, and reassured me that we would always be together.)
Anyway, this is a children's book and it is a beautiful stor...more
When my husband proposed to me, he wrote his marriage proposal in the back of a copy of Farfallina and Marcel that he presented to me. (It was a time of great change for us because he was moving about 3 hours away and I didn't know what was going to become of us. The book was a great summation of how we felt about each other, and reassured me that we would always be together.)
Anyway, this is a children's book and it is a beautiful stor...more
Farfallina meets Marcel during a summer rainstorm. Farfallina is busy doing what caterpillars do best--eating a leaf. But Marcel, a little gray gosling, is standing under the leaf. "Hey," he says, "You're eating my umbrella." Thus begins a cute friendship between the goose and the caterpillar, a friendship that spans Farfallina's transformation into a butterfly. This is a beautiful picture book done mostly in green and blue watercolors; the theme of enduring friendship is lovely.
These two charming title characters exemplify friendships, change, and animal science. The beautiful changes that occur in both animals can be studied in a science class, along with other animals who go through changes as they progress in age. The friendship that endures through time could be another important topic of study with this story. I love this book because of the beautiful illustrations that create such a lovely setting for this timeless story of friendship.
Created from the Italian word “farfallina” meaning butterfly, Farfallina and Marcel is a wonderful story of undying friendship, despite the life changes one faces. Holly Keller explores changes in nature with the life cycle of a butterfly and the physical changes from gosling to goose. Keller’s use of watercolor creates a serene setting that distinguishes the characters moods through light and dark. Farfallina and Marcel would be a great read-aloud for primary grades to accompany any science uni...more
A duckling and a caterpillar are friends. As they transform, they disappear from one another's lives. Later, once they recognize one another, they are delighted by their renewed friendship. A good companion book when discussing life cycles of butterflies. A little different from the books where the big reveal is, "OMG! He is now a beautiful butterfly!"
A gentle, sweet story about a caterpillar and gosling who become friends until they start to feel some 'growing pains'...they disappear for a while, but when their changes are complete, they find each other again. Even though their appearances are different, they are still the same.
Used for "UGH!...BUGS!" storytime-September, 2010.
Used for "UGH!...BUGS!" storytime-September, 2010.
Oct 20, 2010
Rachel
rated it
5 of 5 stars
·
review of another edition
Recommends it for:
kids, families, cool adults
Recommended to Rachel by:
the library
Shelves:
kiddos
Read this beautiful story about friendship and change today at the library. It was on display in the children's section. Lovely illustrations. I'm always surprised by how deeply I care about characters in children's books after only a few pages. These authors know how to reel you in.
I loved this book. Not onle were the pictures creative and colorful, the story was great! It was the transition between two best friends, a caterpillar and a gosling. They both change, into a butterfly and a goose. Then they are reunited. Friendship is the key in this book!
I love this book, because it shows students that even of we change on the outside that does not mean we change on the inside. We saw a story basket using this story and it was really cute. Students will enjoy seeing the clever use of props and a familiar story.
Great story!!! The tale of friendship is very endearing! I would use this book as a science lesson also to teach about how animals change forms, much like little boys and girls do as they grow up.
This is the best children's book ever!!!
Great story about friendship, eye catching art, funny and sweet.
We all love it and read it nightly.
Great story about friendship, eye catching art, funny and sweet.
We all love it and read it nightly.
This story is about two unlikely friends who find each other again after they each go through changes. Good for friend storytimes, spring storytimes and animal storytimes.
Read this to my Kindergardners...GREAT BOOK! This book is great to read during SPRINGTIME when introducing the life cycle of a butterfly!
Theme: caterpillars, butterflies, friendship
very cute but more grade school level
very cute but more grade school level
Interesting way to open discussion about life cycle
Very sweet!
JEPIC-Kel
This was a timely find for us and ducks and geese are returning to the pond at the park by the library. It's a good tool for talking with preschoolers about seasons and metamorphosis.
Nov 28, 2009
Dolly
rated it
4 of 5 stars
·
review of another edition
Recommends it for:
parents reading with their children
This is a wonderful tale about metamorphosis and friendship. A caterpillar and a gosling become friends and play together every day until it's time for the caterpillar to create her chrysalis. Once she emerges as a butterfly, she sees the mature goose on the pond, but doesn't realize that he's Marcel. It's a fun tale and our girls loved it. It teaches a little bit about science, but in an unobtrusive way.
30 months - O really enjoyed this book and we've read it many many times in the past three weeks. It's a very cute and lovely story.
I have given this book as a gift to a friend before. An adult friend, but I think children's books can get down to the fundamental truths that adults find hard to communicate. I do not think this friend appreciated the gift, though. Personally, I would love a children's picture book picked out just for me, but I'm odd.
A sweet story, with simple toddler-eye-catching illustrations. Clearly, it's a little too wordy, subtle and grown-up for our toddler. We'll try again�the story is too good not to.
To read the full review, go to The Reading Tub(r).
To read the full review, go to The Reading Tub(r).
This is an amazing book that teaches about the other. Thinking about the other and making changes in one's life about the other. I get choked up at the end of this book. I have a niece with a disability. This is a good way to teach children about these things. It's one of the best children's books i ever read.
Nov 27, 2010
Relyn
rated it
5 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
everyone!
Recommended to Relyn by:
NPR
Shelves:
2010-reread
This is one of our family's favorite books. There is a book reviewer on NPR who sometimes reviews childrens' books. He never misses. Anyway, we love this book. It's so sweet. This time I used it as a read aloud on Butterfly Day during our second grade Lifecycles week.
A really cute story of the friendship between a caterpillar and a gosling. It teaches young ones about how a caterpillars turn into butterflies and goslings into grown geese, but also how people can change and grow over time yet still remain friends.
A bit mundane for me.
A gentle and exquisite story of friendship between a butterfly and a goose.
May 15, 2013
Lisa Mcdowell-kellman
marked it as to-read
May 05, 2013
Brenda Negron
marked it as to-read
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