Yellow Butterfly

By Oleksandr Shatokhin

A girl finds hope amidst war through yellow butterflies in a wordless journey.

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72 pages

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In a war-torn Ukraine, a young girl discovers hope in the vibrant yellow butterflies against a blue sky. This wordless picture book uses powerful visual metaphors to depict her journey from devastation to a hopeful future. How does she find resilience amidst chaos, and what do these butterflies symbolize in her quest for peace?

From the publisher

A Kirkus Reviews Best Picture Book of the YearA 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.

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