The Monarch
By (Author) Kirsten Hall
Illustrated by Isabelle Arsenault
Simon & Schuster
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
13th August 2025
United States
Children
Fiction
Childrens / Teenage general interest: Insects, spiders, minibeasts
Early years: time and seasons
Hardback
48
Width 222mm, Height 279mm, Spine 10mm
490g
A gorgeous, lively picture book companion to Kirsten Hall and Isabelle Arsenaults beloved and acclaimed The Honeybee that celebrates the inspiring journey of the monarch butterfly.
Whats that
In the air!
Over here
Over there!
Its the start of a brand-new story
With sweetly fluttering verse and lush, gorgeous illustrations, this brightly beautiful picture book celebrates the wonders of monarch butterfliesa treasured species in need of care and preservation!
Kirsten Hallis a former preschool and elementary school teacher who has authored more than a hundred learn-to-read stories for emergent readers. Today, she is the founder and owner of a boutique childrens book illustration and literary agency, Catbird Productions. Hall is the author of the picture books The Monarch,The Gold Leaf,andThe Jacket, which was aNew York TimesNotable Book in 2014.
Isabelle Arsenaultis an internationally renowned childrens book illustrator whose work has won many awards and much praise from critics. Her books includeVirginia Wolfby Kyo Maclear,Cloth Lullabyby Amy Novesky, The Monarch by Kirsten Hall, andJane, the Fox, and Meby Fanny Britt, which was named aNew York TimesBest Illustrated Childrens Book. The poetry expressed through Isabelle Arsenaults graphic universe, the gentleness of her lines, and the overall charm of her books have made her one of Quebecs best-known and most esteemed illustrators. Visit Isabelle online at IsabelleArsenault.com.