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Yellow Butterfly|Oleksandr Shatokhin

Yellow Butterfly : A Story from Ukraine

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A Kirkus Reviews Best Picture Book of the Year

A USBBY Outstanding International Book 2024
★ "Provocative, powerful, breathtakingly beautiful." -STARRED REVIEW, Kirkus Reviews
★ "Both timely and timeless, evoking war and its aftermath without losing sight of hope."-STARRED REVIEW, Booklist
★ "Stark images in black and white lead this sympathetic wordless picture book about a girl who's enduring the war in Ukraine."-STARRED REVIEW, Foreword Review

"Breathtaking" -Ruta Sepetys, author of Between Shades of Gray
"A beautiful and heartbreaking tribute to the resiliency of people in wartime;"- School Library Journal
"A moving portrait."-New York Times

A wordless picture book portrayal of war seen through the eyes of a young girl who finds hope in the symbolism of yellow butterflies against the background of a pure blue sky. Using the colors of his national flag, Oleksandr Shatokhin has created a deeply emotional response to the conflict in Ukraine and provided a narrative full of powerful visual metaphors for readers to consider as they travel from the devastating effects of war to a place of hope for peace and the future. A portion of the sale of this book will be donated to the Universal Reading Foundation who supply children's books to Ukraine. Back matter includes notes on sharing a wordless picture book and how to talk to children about war.

Details

  • ISBN-13: 9781636550640
  • ISBN-10: 1636550649
  • Publisher: Red Comet Press
  • Publish Date: January 2023
  • Dimensions: 11.3 x 7.9 x 0.6 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.19 pounds
  • Page Count: 72
  • Reading Level: Ages 4-8

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