Butterflies Soar

by Amber Hendricks, Gavin Scott (Illustrator)

Take babies and toddlers on an active, rhyming journey of a caterpillar growing into a butterfly in this sweet board book.

Caterpillars crunch leaves. They make their own chrysalises. And every day they change until they hatch into beautiful butterflies!
 
This board book will help children get excited for springtime watching new creatures in the garden, going on nature walks, and watching the seasons' metamorphosis alongside caterpillars'.
 
Amber Hendricks' short expressive lines with repeated action words make this poem perfect for sharing with babies and toddlers, and Gavin Scott's warm, cozy illustrations encourage all ages to appreciate nature.
 
For fans of Dear Zoo , The Very Hungry Caterpillar , and Barnyard Dance .
 

Genres: Childrens, Picture Books, Animals

20 pages, Board Book

Published March 8, 2022

About the author

Born and raised in the Midwest, Amber Hendricks grew up reading everything she could get her hands on- including the morning cereal boxes. That passion melded into writing as well, and by the age of 11 she was writing and binding her own “books”. Although she dreamed of becoming a writer, when it came time for college, Amber opted for a more practical major. She earned a Bachelor’s degree in Merchandising, with an emphasis on Visual Merchandising, from Northwest Missouri State University. Amber has worn many hats in her career : Army wife, Mother, Visual Merchandiser, Certified Pharmacy Technician, and most recently, Childcare Professional. But she has always circled back to her first love of telling stories. Amber currently resides in Missouri with her husband and two children.

Reviews

[IvyInThePages · Rating 5 out of 5]

Rating: 5 leaves out of 5
Characters: 5/5
Cover: 5/5
Story: 5/5
Writing: 5/5
Genre: Children/ Board book
Type: Book
Worth?: Yes

[Gabrielle Stoller · Rating 2 out of 5]

Not much of substance to this (but then again, did we really expect it to be?) It's a SIMPLE introduction to butterflies.

[Jaime · Rating 1 out of 5]

I read this to Julianna today. She gives it 1 star. Short story about life cycle to butterfly but she disliked it because it was too short a book. She has studied prior life cycle of butterflies and seen it so this book was not too interesting to her.

[Rebecca Bond · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is basic as an introduction to the life cycle of butterflies, but it’s perfect for a very young toddler or older baby. The final page with all of the butterflies never fails to get an awed smile from my little one. It took her longer to love this one than the others in the series, but it’s a favorite now.

[Kelly]

Loved this one. Great rhymes, simple text but still goes through a life cycle! Really simple intro to butterflies in a board book appropriate way.

[Deb (Readerbuzz) Nance · Rating 3 out of 5]

The transformation of a caterpillar into a butterfly is told in simple words and rhyming text in this board book in a way every little one can understand.

[Addie · Rating 5 out of 5]

20 month old and I loved this one. So pretty!

[Beth · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book has such lovely illustrations and is very easy to read out loud, due to the rhymes on each page. My toddler loved it!

[Jbondandrews · Rating 5 out of 5]

A sweet little book.

[Amber · Rating 3 out of 5]

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