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sducharme's review
4.0
When a girl rescues a caterpillar from being eaten by a blue jay, she and her grandfather decide to make a butterfly house where it can safely turn into a butterfly. The tenderness between the girl and her grandfather and toward their special larvae and the luminous paintings that accompany the text make this a beautiful book. Told in free verse.
libraryjen's review
3.0
This book tells the story of the life cycle of a butterfly (and a little girl who becomes a grandma). It's a beautiful story with nice, muted illustrations but the text is long and involved and told in first person. It makes a nice one-on-one read, but not great for storytime.
engpunk77's review
3.0
Lots of similes and metaphors in this story about how a girl saved a caterpillar and kept it until it became a butterfly, told in verse. Shows a very sweet and touching relationship between a grandfather and a young girl as well. I'd recommend this to elementary teachers who want to teach poetic devices with a sweet narrative poem, or to a parent (or grandparent)to share with a child.
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