Books with title The Butterfly

Charlotte loves her friends. She also loves talking, singing, and playing. What Charlotte doesn't love is sitting still, being quiet, and listening. Charlotte doesn't have time for that boring stuff! But Charlotte's social ways might just ruin her friendships. Find out if Charlotte can fix her overly social behavior in this relatable picture book from the Little Boost series.

Four very different women embark on a transformational journey that follows the migrating monarchs across the United States to Mexico. The story begins when Luz Avila's grandmother, the local butterfly lady, purchases an old, orange VW bug for a road trip home to Mexico. When she unexpectedly dies, Luz is inspired to take her grandmother's ashes home. In the manner of the Aztec myth of the goddess who brings light to the world, Luz attracts a collection of lost women, each seeking change in their lives. The Mexican people believe the monarchs are the spirits of the recently departed and Luz taps into ancient rituals and myths as she follows the spectacular, glittering river of orange monarchs in the sky to home.

In a faraway village, a little girl lives with a special gift—the ability to make friends with anyone and everyone.And it’s under her favorite tree in the backyard that she meets her newest friend: a tiny caterpillar, too small to even talk.After rescuing the caterpillar from a big, mean bird, the girl builds him a cozy nest and watches as he grows bigger and stronger each day. And it’s not long before the caterpillar is wrapped in his white cocoon.When a big, beautiful butterfly emerges from the cocoon, the little girl is dazzled by his newfound colors—and the unusual sound of his wings, which can only be described as “par-par.”After Par-Par flies away to begin his new life as a butterfly, excitement quickly turns to sadness, when decorations for the girl’s birthday party are destroyed by a passing storm. But when a surprising act of kindness saves the day, it shows the amazing power of unlikely friendships—and the day turns out even better than anyone expected.

‘The Naked Butterfly’ is a creative nonfiction narrative that takes the reader through the turbulent emotions, experiences and heart-felt reflections of British, American, Nigerian Poet and Writer Elizabeth Adeola Ayoola. Focusing on challenges relating to gender, sex, pain, self-identity, purpose and relationships, the book explores the naïve hopes, persistent insecurities, and painful scars that many young women are forced to bear. Through a collage of poems, stories and honest reflections, ‘The Naked Butterfly’ carries you on a journey of battles that have been won and lost; a journey of a young woman in the 21st century who manages to carve her own identity despite all odds.

Special Enhanced ebook edition with video foreword and ‘behind the story’ interview with Michael Morpurgo.“All my life I’ll think of you, I promise I will. I won’t ever forget you.”A lyrical and moving tale of a young boy growing up in Africa, and his lifelong friendship with a white lion.Bertie rescues an orphaned lion cub from the African veld. They are inseparable until Bertie is sent to boarding school far away in England and the lion is sold to a circus. Bertie swears that one day they will see one another again, but it is the butterfly lion which ensures that their friendship will never be forgotten.