A Place for Butterflies

Author Melissa StewartIllustrated by Higgins Bond

Price $11.95ISBN 9781561457847Binding Trade Paper

This fact-filled, colorful look at the amazing world of butterflies includes a call to action to protect these beautiful insects.

Melissa Stewart shares with young readers the basic facts about butterflies, including how they transform from caterpillars to butterflies, where they live, what they eat, and how they benefit plants and animals. Sidebars throughout the book contain information about how human action has harmed butterflies in the past, and the many ways people can protect certain butterfly populations, like by preserving forests and meadows and cutting down on pesticide use. Also included are pointers on how youngsters can help butterflies in their own neighborhood.

Stewart reminds children of the interconnectedness of our world and shows how the actions of one species can inadvertently harm another. Bond’s realistically detailed illustrations highlight the diversity of the species, from the Schaus swallowtail butterflies in southern Florida to the endangered Mitchell’s satyrs.

A Butterfly Called Hope

Author Mary MonroeIllustrated by Barbara J. Bergwerf

Price $14.95ISBN 9781607188568Binding Trade Paper

The colorful flowers in Mama’s garden reveal a strange-looking creature. “What is it? Does it sting, does it bite?” Join in this photographic journey as the young girl and her mother care for the caterpillar. Watch as it transforms into a chrysalis and then emerges as a beautiful monarch butterfly. How can the young girl “claim” the butterfly as her own but still let it go free?

Kiri loves to make things. When she receives an origami set for her birthday, she can’t wait to try making a butterfly, just like the one Auntie Lu had made. Kiri chooses a bright purple paper and carefully follows the steps, but the paper tears after just four folds. Her beautiful paper is ruined!Disappointed but not discouraged, Kiri continues to practice making origami butterflies.

Butterflies for Kiri is a gentle testament to a child’s determination and creativity, and like Kiri, children will be inspired to make their own origami butterflies. Easy-to-follow in-structions are provided at the end of the story.

Butterflies for Kiri

Author Cathryn Falwell

Price $13.95ISBN 9781600603426Binding Trade Paper

Nanabosho and the Butterflies/ Nanabosho et les papillons

Author Joe McLellan & Matrine TherriaultIllustrated by Jackie Traverse

Price $10.95ISBN 9781894717588 (EnglishISBN 9781894717625 (French)Binding Trade Paper

When the wolrd seems sad and family is so far away, a single butterfly can make all the difference. In the 11th story in the Nanabosho series, Joe and Matrine weave a funny and touching story of how the legendary friend and trickster created beautiful butterflies — “bringing wonder and laugh-ter to children everywhere.”

Bye, Bye, Butterflies!

Author Andrew Larsen & Jacqueline Hudon-Verrelli

Price $18.95ISBN 9781554552207Binding Trade Cloth

One day on a walk with his dad Charlie sees some boys and girls on the rooftop of the school saying goodbye as they release butterflies up into the sky. Charlie is amazed by all the butterflies flying around and wishes he could do something like that too. And when Charlie starts school next year he becomes a “butterfly scientist” as well and helps his teacher and classmates care for some teeny tiny caterpillars as they grow into butterflies and are released by Charlie and his class. “Bye Bye Butterflies!”

Andrew Larsen has written several children’s books, including The Imaginary Garden, which was nominated for the Governor General’s Award as well as the OLA Blue Spruce Award.

The Caterpillar Woman

Author Nadia SammurtokIllustrated by Caroyln Gan

Price $16.95ISBN 9781772270839Binding Trade Cloth

“She felt like the butterflies she once danced with by her favourite lake, freed from her cocoon.” Piujuq is a kind young woman who loves to take long walks on the tundra and dance by her favourite lake sur-rounded by butterflies. But one day, she encounters a stranger on her walk. When this person asks a favour of Piujuq, she happily obliges, and that kindness leaves Piujuq stuck in the body of a caterpillar. Alone, and think-ing that no one could ever love her because of how she looks, Piujuq does not return to her camp. Instead, she lives a lonely life on the tundra as a caterpillar. Until one day when another stranger appears . . . Based on a beautiful Inuit traditional story, this tale of inner beauty, kindness, and magic is a perfect addition to any young reader’s bookshelf.

Nadia Sammurtok is an Inuit writer and educator originally from Rankin Inlet, Nunavut. Nadia is passion-ate about preserving the traditional Inuit lifestyle and Inuktitut language so that they may be enjoyed by future generations. Nadia currently lives in Iqaluit, Nunavut with her son.

Caroyln Gan is an illustrator and designer working in Sydney, Australia. She has worked in television as a vi-sual development artist, colour stylist, and set designer. The Caterpillar Woman is her first book.

Butterfly Tree

Author Sandra MarkleIllustrated by Leslie Wu

Price $25.95ISBN 9781561455393Binding Trade Cloth

One late afternoon in early September, Jilly sees something. It looks like it’s raining black pepper from a clear blue sky. Then the black rain becomes a wispy mist. And then a spooky orange cloud. What can it be? Jilly and Mom set out to identify the mysterious orange cloud. The closer they get, the more Jilly’s guesses change. Gradually, the hidden world of nature opens to mother and daughter. This imaginative description of Monarch butterfly migration reminds us that a loving parent can empower a child to discover the mysteries of the natural world—and to enjoy that discovery again and again. Because when you’re mak-ing a memory, you want it to last as long as possible.

On One FlowerButterflies, Ticks and

a Few More Icks

Author Anthony D. FredericksIllustrated by Jennifer DiRubbio

Price $13.95ISBN 9781584690870Binding Trade Paper

Teachers, here is an elementary insect field trip between covers from Tony Fredericks, a funny but very astute pro-fessor. The trip takes place all on one flower, a goldenrod, which is practically a minibeast park. A butterfly sipping nectar . . . a ladybug snacking on aphids . . . oh ladybug, look out for the ambush bug! Dr. Fredericks focuses on the whole plant-and-animal community inhabiting a single flower. Two pages of Field Notes and fun facts at the back of the book offer intriguing information on these creatures.