The Butterfly Dance
By (Author) Suzanne Barton
Illustrated by Suzanne Barton
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Bloomsbury Childrens Books
1st May 2018
8th March 2018
United Kingdom
Children
Fiction
Childrens / Teenage fiction: Nature and animal stories
Educational: Biology
823.92
Paperback
32
Width 245mm, Height 274mm
194g
Caterpillars Dotty and Stripe do everything together. They play, they eat leaves and do all sorts of caterpiller-y things, and then one day, after spinning themselves into snuggly cocoons, they wake up as beautiful butterflies! But soon they realise that, for the first time ever, they look different. Should Dotty only play with butterflies that look like her And Stripe only play with butterflies that look like him A stunningly illustrated story about friendship and and being happy with who you are, from the author/illustrator of Waterstones Children's Book Prize shortlisted The Dawn Chorus.
Suzanne's influences include Japanese prints and illustrators she remembers from her childhood. Her artwork is a beautiful combination of collage, drawing and painting, and with a love of patterns and prints, Suzanne can often be found searching through vintage paper shops for inspiration. The Dawn Chorus was Suzanne's first picture book, which was shortlisted for the Waterstones Children's Book Prize. This is her third book for Bloomsbury.