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Moth & Butterfly: Ta Da!

By Dev Petty
Illustrated by Ana Aranda

By Dev Petty
Illustrated by Ana Aranda

By Dev Petty
Illustrated by Ana Aranda

By Dev Petty
Illustrated by Ana Aranda

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    About Moth & Butterfly: Ta Da!

    Metamorphosis brings astonishing and exciting changes to a pair of caterpillar friends, who take pride in being the same–and different.

    Two caterpillar friends love what they have in common–lots of legs and a talent for chewing leaves into funny shapes. And when it’s time to build cocoons, they hang theirs side by side. “Happy metamorphosis,” says an older, more knowledgeable butterfly. And it is a happy metamorphosis indeed–for when the two emerge from their cocoons, they can fly! But so much else has changed–as one is now a moth, who flies by night, and the other is a butterfly, who flies by day. How will things work now? Fortunately some things never change–like true friends figuring out a way to be together, and happily flying into the sunset and sunrise.

    About Moth & Butterfly: Ta Da!

    Metamorphosis brings astonishing and exciting changes to a pair of caterpillar friends, who take pride in being the same–and different.

    Two caterpillar friends love what they have in common–lots of legs and a talent for chewing leaves into funny shapes. And when it’s time to build cocoons, they hang theirs side by side. “Happy metamorphosis,” says an older, more knowledgeable butterfly. And it is a happy metamorphosis indeed–for when the two emerge from their cocoons, they can fly! But so much else has changed–as one is now a moth, who flies by night, and the other is a butterfly, who flies by day. How will things work now? Fortunately some things never change–like true friends figuring out a way to be together, and happily flying into the sunset and sunrise.

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    About Dev Petty

    DEV PETTY is the author of I Don’t Want to Be a Frog, I Don’t Want to Be Big, There’s Nothing to Do!, and I Don’t Want to Go to Sleep. A graduate of the University of California, Santa Cruz, Dev previously worked as a… More about Dev Petty

    About Dev Petty

    DEV PETTY is the author of I Don’t Want to Be a Frog, I Don’t Want to Be Big, There’s Nothing to Do!, and I Don’t Want to Go to Sleep. A graduate of the University of California, Santa Cruz, Dev previously worked as a… More about Dev Petty

    Product Details

    Category: Children’s Picture Books

    Hardcover | $17.99
    Published by Nancy Paulsen Books
    Jun 08, 2021 | 32 Pages | 10 x 9 | 3-7 years | ISBN 9781524740511

    Category: Children’s Picture Books

    Ebook | $10.99
    Published by Nancy Paulsen Books
    Jun 08, 2021 | 32 Pages | 3-7 years | ISBN 9781524740528

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    Praise

    “Change is in the air! Two caterpillars romp happily through a garden, but something is about to happen! Minimal, energetic text and brightly colored illustrations full of kid appeal tell the tale of the two friends and capture the excitement of change in this exuberant introduction to the concept of metamorphosis and the differences between a moth and a butterfly. The story artfully incorporates the idea of change and the appreciation of differences and similarities between two friends with the concrete differences between the two insects that develop over the course of their life cycles; initial commonalities are described before the friends disappear into pupae to undergo metamorphosis, and then “POP!” Each appears in a new winged form (a moth and a butterfly), and differences are succinctly enumerated (color, movement, camouflage, sleep cycles). . . . The simple text includes speech bubbles that add to the excitement and fun, and the author’s choice to focus on one big word and concept (metamorphosis) rather than a hefty vocabulary or the full life cycle makes this a great choice for the very young. A deceptively simple mix of engaging story, appreciation of differences, and introduction to moths and butterflies.”—Kirkus Reviews

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