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Wings and Feet
A butterfly and a child discover each others differences and how they can compliment their friendship.The child can run through the meadows while the butterfly flies through the meadows but they both love to play in the meadow for hours. The child wants to keep the butterfly in a jar to keep him safe, instead the butterfly explains how he must remain free to keep him from harm. Their differences revealed produce a lasting friendship from generation to generation. It is through our differences we make strong relationships and learning to work together within our own limitations produces rewarding friendships.
32 pages, Paperback
Published November 18, 2017
About the author
Lisa Reinicke
15 books11 followersLisa Reinicke is the majority holder of Our House Publications and author of 5 published children’s picture books, and 2 Non-Fiction Books for sale on Amazon and independent bookstores. Lisa has been showered with awards including, the 2017 Mom's Choice Gold Award for lifetime literary excellence for her children's book Wings and Feet, the 2018 Book Excellence Award for Wings and Feet and Finalist for her book Football Flyboy, 2018 Honorable Mention in the Story Monster Purple Dragon Awards in several categories for Wings and Feet and Bart's Escape out the Gate, and Reader's Favorites Gold Award for Wings and Feet, 2019 Mom's Choice Gold Award for Wilhelmina's Wish, and 2019 Benjamin Franklin Gold Award for Football Flyboy. 6 of Lisa's books have received 5 star reviews from Readers' Favorite. She also produces online (virtual) training for service advisors and technicians. Lisa serves as head writer and on-camera talent in the videos. Her books are entertaining yet focus on social issues that engage children and parents to discuss. Her four children were all uniquely different ranging from physical differences, adoption, and physiological disorders that lead her following experts in each field to help children overcome the stigma around being different. Lisa passionately works raising money for charities that improve children’s lives physically, emotionally, and spiritually, as well as charities who support veterans and historical artifacts (particularly during the WWII era).
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April 7, 2018
**I received a free PDF copy in exchange for a review. All opinions expressed in this review are my own and 100% honest.**
Wings and Feet shares an important message to children, that message being that two people, despite their differences, can come together to create a friendship everlasting, the idea that the symbolism of the boy and the butterfly represents.
I thought the illustrations were very simple and cute, and I really enjoyed the rhyme schemes and repetition used throughout the story.
Overall, I thought this was a cute read that I found to be enjoyable. I'd recommend!
Wings and Feet shares an important message to children, that message being that two people, despite their differences, can come together to create a friendship everlasting, the idea that the symbolism of the boy and the butterfly represents.
I thought the illustrations were very simple and cute, and I really enjoyed the rhyme schemes and repetition used throughout the story.
Overall, I thought this was a cute read that I found to be enjoyable. I'd recommend!
April 22, 2018
Why we chose this book:
T is eager to catch animals as it warms up. We've talked about how he will have to be gentle, and that he'll have to release them back into the wild. When I heard about a search for reviews for a book about how a little boy should treat a butterfly, I thought it might reinforce the message we are trying to convey.
Mom and Son's Review (Mom - V, Son - T)
(son age 3)
A dialog on friendship between a butterfly and a human.
This poem in two voices conveys the love between a boy and a butterfly. Comparing their wings and feet, both the boy and butterfly find many shared features. The boy admires and loves the butterfly; he invites the butterfly to come live with him, assuring the insect of excellent care. The butterfly explains why he must remain free and what impact each of the boy's proposals would have on him. The boy understands and appreciates the butterfly from a distance.
As T and I read, he began to say the repetitive lines eagerly. We talked about how the butterfly and boy must feel, and T initially wanted the boy to keep the butterfly. By the end of the book, with a fair amount of conversation, he was convinced that butterflies should remain free. Wings and Feet is a poetic examination of respect for nature and a lovely tool for fostering conversation about what all living things share.
Mom: Did you notice what the little boy wanted to do with the butterfly? Where did he want to put her? Was that good for her?
Son: In a jar...not good for her.
Mom: So how should he take care of it?
Son: By letting it fly.
Mom: Do you think you might want to look for butterflies this summer?
Son: I would catch them.
(And this is where we had a whole 'nother conversation about this.)
Mom: Can I tell you how I like to enjoy butterflies? I like to see them in our neighbor's beautiful garden.
Son: I like to see them in our garden.
Mom: What kind of bug would you most like to see in the garden? I like to see butterflies and grasshoppers.
Son: I like to see butterflies.
Mom: Did you like the book?
Son: No because the boy was trying to catch it.
Mom: But what did he learn?
Son: That you shouldn't catch it.
Mom: Did he catch it at the end, or were they both happy?
Son: Happy.
Mom: When would it be a good time to read this book do you think?
Son: When you see butterflies.
Mom: And who should read this book?
Son: YOU!
T is eager to catch animals as it warms up. We've talked about how he will have to be gentle, and that he'll have to release them back into the wild. When I heard about a search for reviews for a book about how a little boy should treat a butterfly, I thought it might reinforce the message we are trying to convey.
Mom and Son's Review (Mom - V, Son - T)
(son age 3)
A dialog on friendship between a butterfly and a human.
This poem in two voices conveys the love between a boy and a butterfly. Comparing their wings and feet, both the boy and butterfly find many shared features. The boy admires and loves the butterfly; he invites the butterfly to come live with him, assuring the insect of excellent care. The butterfly explains why he must remain free and what impact each of the boy's proposals would have on him. The boy understands and appreciates the butterfly from a distance.
As T and I read, he began to say the repetitive lines eagerly. We talked about how the butterfly and boy must feel, and T initially wanted the boy to keep the butterfly. By the end of the book, with a fair amount of conversation, he was convinced that butterflies should remain free. Wings and Feet is a poetic examination of respect for nature and a lovely tool for fostering conversation about what all living things share.
Mom: Did you notice what the little boy wanted to do with the butterfly? Where did he want to put her? Was that good for her?
Son: In a jar...not good for her.
Mom: So how should he take care of it?
Son: By letting it fly.
Mom: Do you think you might want to look for butterflies this summer?
Son: I would catch them.
(And this is where we had a whole 'nother conversation about this.)
Mom: Can I tell you how I like to enjoy butterflies? I like to see them in our neighbor's beautiful garden.
Son: I like to see them in our garden.
Mom: What kind of bug would you most like to see in the garden? I like to see butterflies and grasshoppers.
Son: I like to see butterflies.
Mom: Did you like the book?
Son: No because the boy was trying to catch it.
Mom: But what did he learn?
Son: That you shouldn't catch it.
Mom: Did he catch it at the end, or were they both happy?
Son: Happy.
Mom: When would it be a good time to read this book do you think?
Son: When you see butterflies.
Mom: And who should read this book?
Son: YOU!
May 5, 2018
This book is about even the child and the butterfly are different, it does not affect their friendship. It’s delivering an important message that we should respect each other though we might be different. On the other hand, I think since the book is like a poem, I find it a bit difficult for kids (my 3- and 7-year-old) to grasp this message in the book unless I tell them explicitly.
Note: I received a free copy of this book in exchange of an honest review.
Note: I received a free copy of this book in exchange of an honest review.
April 30, 2018
I thoroughly enjoyed reading Wings and Feet with my young sons. As a father of eight kids, I felt this book captured what it's like for children to discover nature. I would recommend this book to anyone looking for a fun book to read with their kids.
February 28, 2018
Reviewed for Readers' Favorite
Wings and Feet by author Lisa Reinicke and illustrator Scot McDonald is a children's book that focuses on the friendship of a boy and a butterfly. It has a delightful rhyming quality, hitting you at all levels of emotion, from happy, to anxious, to a touching ending. The illustrations on every page are simple in style, but have a wonderful core of perfection to them. There are warm tones in areas and then there is one area that is darker, that really pops out at you, and nearly takes you into a whole other world in itself.
I don't know if this will be true of everyone, but I burst into tears at the end of Lisa Reinicke's Wings and Feet. I'm not sure how a short children's book was able to bring me to tears so quickly, but it was definitely a cathartic experience. The circle of life was touched upon, and I'm a lover of all creatures great and small, so maybe that's why. I remember helping caterpillars into trees so that they wouldn't get squashed on the driveway. There was something about this book that made me think of The Last Unicorn and of The Land Before Time, but I don't want to give everything away about it. You'll have to find out for yourself just how heartwarming it is.
This book is perfect for children. They will be delighted by Scot McDonald's illustrations and will hopefully understand the message inside this book, which is plainly understandable. Depending on their age, it might be something that an adult needs to explain to them. It was one of the best children's books I've ever read. Your little one will want you to read it night after night.
Wings and Feet by author Lisa Reinicke and illustrator Scot McDonald is a children's book that focuses on the friendship of a boy and a butterfly. It has a delightful rhyming quality, hitting you at all levels of emotion, from happy, to anxious, to a touching ending. The illustrations on every page are simple in style, but have a wonderful core of perfection to them. There are warm tones in areas and then there is one area that is darker, that really pops out at you, and nearly takes you into a whole other world in itself.
I don't know if this will be true of everyone, but I burst into tears at the end of Lisa Reinicke's Wings and Feet. I'm not sure how a short children's book was able to bring me to tears so quickly, but it was definitely a cathartic experience. The circle of life was touched upon, and I'm a lover of all creatures great and small, so maybe that's why. I remember helping caterpillars into trees so that they wouldn't get squashed on the driveway. There was something about this book that made me think of The Last Unicorn and of The Land Before Time, but I don't want to give everything away about it. You'll have to find out for yourself just how heartwarming it is.
This book is perfect for children. They will be delighted by Scot McDonald's illustrations and will hopefully understand the message inside this book, which is plainly understandable. Depending on their age, it might be something that an adult needs to explain to them. It was one of the best children's books I've ever read. Your little one will want you to read it night after night.
July 19, 2017
Lisa Reinicke's book, Wings and Feet, truly touches the soul! Whether the reader is a child or an adult, they will enjoy this story! I loved the symbolism of friendship between two people who are similar, yet different; who come to love and respect their differences. My children will be able to recall this story as they encounter new, different and unique people in their lives and hopefully, will be able to be like the little boy and the butterfly and become steadfast friends who embrace who they are individually, while also accepting the other person as they are. Great book!
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