Yellow butterfly : a story from Ukraine / Oleksandr Shatokhin.
"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"-- Provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781636550640
- ISBN: 1636550649
- Physical Description: 1 volume (unpaged) : all illustrations ; 29 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: Brooklyn : Red Comet Press, 2023.
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Subject: | Butterflies > Juvenile fiction. Hope > Juvenile fiction. Perseverance (Ethics) > Juvenile fiction. Russian Invasion of Ukraine, 2022 > Juvenile fiction. |
Genre: | War fiction. Wordless picture books. Picture books. |
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- 9 of 9 copies available at Missouri Evergreen. (Show)
- 1 of 1 copy available at North Kansas City.
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- 0 current holds with 9 total copies.
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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North Kansas City Public Library | JE SHA (Text) | 0001012499253 | JUV Easy | Available | - |
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Yellow Butterfly : A Story from Ukraine
A Kirkus Reviews Best Picture Book of the Year * "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.