In this story two children, a boy and a girl, are exploring the beauty of nature in their garden.
The children are waiting to see a
butterfly, the bees, a lizard, a frog and the birdies. In the second half of the book the
children find what they are waiting for. But will they see the dinosaur they
imagine underground when they find some bones in the dirt?
The author’s love of poetry is
evident in the rhythm and rhyme used in Butterfly
We’re Expecting You. Libby Hathorn has created a lovely and unhurried mood
in this read-a-loud story. The soft pastel colours used by
illustrator Lisa Stewart gives the story a feeling of being bathed in the natural
sunlight.
The ideal place to share this sweet
and gentle story is a peaceful and quite spot.
Title: Butterfly We’re
Expecting You
Author: Libby
Hathorn
Illustrator:
Lisa
Stewart
Publisher: Lothian
Children’s Books, Hachette Australia, $14.99
Publication
Date: 26
April 2017
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 9780734416995
For ages: 3+
Type: Picture Book
