{"product_id":"yellow-butterfly","title":"Yellow Butterfly","description":"\u003cb\u003eA Kirkus Reviews Best Picture Book of the Year\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA USBBY Outstanding International Book 2024\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ★\u003cb\u003e \"Provocative, powerful, breathtakingly beautiful.\" –STARRED REVIEW, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ★ \"Both \u003cb\u003etimely and timeless\u003c\/b\u003e, evoking war and its aftermath without losing sight of hope.\"\u003cb\u003e–STARRED REVIEW, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eBooklist\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ★\u003cb\u003e \"\u003c\/b\u003eStark images in black and white lead this sympathetic wordless picture book about a girl who’s enduring the war in Ukraine.\"–\u003cb\u003eSTARRED REVIEW, \u003ci\u003eForeword Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Breathtaking\" –Ruta Sepetys\u003c\/b\u003e, author of\u003ci\u003e Between Shades of Gray\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"A \u003cb\u003ebeautiful and heartbreaking \u003c\/b\u003etribute to the resiliency of people in wartime;\"– \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"\u003cb\u003eA moving portrait\u003c\/b\u003e.\"\u003cb\u003e–\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 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. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e A portion of the sale of this book will be donated to the Universal Reading Foundation who supply children's books to Ukraine. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Back matter includes notes on sharing a wordless picture book and how to talk to children about war.","brand":"ABRAMS","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42664459206692,"sku":"9781636550640","price":34.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0725\/9734\/0196\/files\/9781636550640.jpg?v=1776897916","url":"https:\/\/thamesandhudson.com.au\/products\/yellow-butterfly","provider":"Thames \u0026 Hudson Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}