Loveis Wise
BECOMING CHARLEY
AUTHOR
Kelly DiPucchio
ILLUSTRATOR
Loveis Wise
PUBLISHER
Knopf Books for Young Readers
ISBN
9780593429044
About:
Everyone is trying to teach Charley the right way to become a butterfly: Eat your milkweed! Think black! Think orange!
But Charley's busy admiring the many beautiful things in the world. Like the swaying trees, and the tall mountains, and the turquoise sea. . . . Is there really a "right" way for Charley to become a butterfly?
Young readers will see themselves in Charley--a little caterpillar with an emerging identity--in this dazzling picture book that beautifully explores the nature of self-love.
Reviews:
★ "Convention is upended in this striking tale of individuality and change."
—Kirkus Reviews, starred review
"The underlying message, that it is okay to stray from what is expected, will delight young and old readers alike."
—School Library Journal
"Uniquely colorful....As children decide who they are going to be, this story invites them to recognize that there may be more than one path to follow."
—Booklist
"Playful and gentle."
—The Bulletin