Books with title The Butterfly and the Moonbeam

Eric Carle and Arnold Sundgaard's classic tale is now available in a redesigned edition.One day, a Lamb and a Butterfly meet in a meadow. The Lamb, cautious and dependent upon her mother, is curious about the Butterfly's independent way of life. Meanwhile, the free-spirited Butterfly doesn't understand the sense of security that the Lamb needs from her mother. When an unexpected storm injures the Butterfly, the Lamb and her mother care for her, nursing her back to health. Once she's better, the Butterfly must resume her journey, flying away from the meadow. As the Lamb and the Butterfly try to understand each other's perspective, we learn an important lesson about recognizing and respecting differences between ourselves and others.

A caterpillar crawls out of an apple and retreats into its cocoon. As the seasons change, the caterpillar becomes a butterfly. Setting itself free, the butterfly feeds on a flower that grows into an apple, bringing the story full circle. With simple yet striking graphic-style illustrations, this classic wordless picture book, originally published in Italy in 1969, is sure to appeal to both children and adults.

Who am I? Who do I belong to? Who loves me? Who do I love? What will happen to me? These questions return to us time and again in life, but they are never as poignant as the first time we ask them and find our answers. The journey to womanhood is different for every girl.In this diverse and heart-wrenching debut novel that begins in the rural country of Kentucky in 1978, two sisters create a childhood for themselves among a dark reality they cannot escape. It's a sweeping journey of two lives forever entwined in common experience and love. Kathleen spent the first nine years of her life lost, when the death of her infant brother led her parents into a spiraling void of grief. When Lucy was born, she was life itself. For Kathleen, Lucy was more of a child, than a younger sister. Caring for her gave Kathleen's life meaning, opening her to a new world of love and trust. When a series of tragic events separates them, each embark on their own path. Kathleen desperate to find her sister, and Lucy learning to exist in an unforgiving world without her sister to protect her. 'A moving coming-of-age journey about sisterhood, the tribulations of relationships and lasting love'.

Excerpt from Fate and the ButterflyMrs. Morris gazed in annoyance at the tangle of vehicles and humanity, above which the stalled Fifth Avenue stages rose, platforms of curiosity.Near by a man on a sightseeing wagon vociferated through a megaphone tidbits of gossip regarding the fashionables who were alighting from carriage and motor at the police-lined awning thrust out into the carpet of human heads.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

bought The Lamb and the Butterfly right away. The illustrations in collage are captivating as the lamb learns about the butterfly's migration. The words are wonderful too as the butterfly zigs and zags and ziggety zags. A child who loves this book would be ready for Malinda Martha meets Mariposa, about a girl who imagines herself directing the life-cycle of a Monarch on her backyard stage, with the common element being the wonder of migration since Mariposa flies from Boise to overwinter in California. It adds the possibility for children to act out the stages of the life-cycle, too. The Lamb and the Butterfly gets children off to a wonderful start.

Miffy celebrates nature in this 8x8 storybook based on a popular episode of Miffy’s Adventures Big and Small.It’s a beautiful sunny day and Miffy is chasing a butterfly in her backyard! What could be more fun than that? Why, chasing a lot of butterflies, of course! Readers will love joining Miffy, Snuffy, and Melanie in this sweet adventure! Stories and images are based on the work of Dick Bruna. ‘Miffy and Friends’ © copyright Mercis Media bv, all rights reserved.

Molly and the butterfly are written for children ages 5-8 It is about a girl that lives with her mother and father deep in the woods She loves to sit and read outside in the great big yard under the trees, Mollys Mother always tells Molly about Farries and claims they really exist. Molly doesn't believe her until one day something amazing happens.Molly has always thought of her mom's stories as fairy tales Molly has lived in the deep woods her whole life and has not seen them until now. This book helps to awaken your child's imagination This will help the world to have future creators of great books with great imagination.