A monarchs tale, an awardwinning picture book and the tangram zoo and word puzzles too. The tale of a monarch butterfly by stevens, bette a. Start your own digital library and read amazing matilda and other great books instantly. Pure trash is a short story for the yaadult audience and a prequel. Stevens, author and illustrator of childrens literature.
The civil war of 1953 henry i the english monarchs series. Amazing matilda a monarchs tale by author bette a stevens this tale of an amazing monarch and her meadowland friends will inspire you to reach for your dreams. A m onarchs tale is a childrens picture book about a monarch caterpillar who only wants to fly. Amazing matilda, a monarch butterfly tale by bette a. Stevens and her husband live on a 37acre farmstead in central maine. Stevenss second childrens picture book, amazing matilda. Books for children page 8 books for children by suziew.
Bette resides in maine and finds her inspiration for her writing through nature and human nature. Books ive written, anthologies ive contributed to and any scripts or plays ive authored. The most important critter is one of the two books that inspired the gittle list 20. Find amazing matilda and all of bettes books at your amazon. The tale of a monarch butterfly createspace 2012 is the story of tiny matilda, a round white creature born from an egg in natures garden with a burning desire to fly. Most of the books i read this year were borrowed from the library or friends. I am thrilled to be featuring bette stevens awardwinning childrens book, amazing matilda. Stevens is the author of awardwinning picture book amazing matilda. Monarchs, lady bugs and praying mantises beebeesworld. Inspire the kids in your life to meet challenges with patience and persistence. Stevens, matilda is the story of an amazing monarch. Children of all ages will be able to relate to monarchs plight in. Smorgasbord posts from your archives a christmas image. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading amazing matilda children s literature.
The tale of a monarch butterfly is the story of tiny matilda, a round white creature born from an egg in natures garden with a burning desire to fly. The illustrations are softly drawn, as tender as the story itself as matilda searches for her true self, never realising she is slowly growing into herself. Im always looking for childrens books for my students and friends. Monarch butterflies craft and activity book somewhat simple.
Bette, before we get into your writing and wonderful art work, please tell us something about yourself. Have you seen my childrens picture book amazing matilda. The story, yes, its awesome one of roald dahl best after charlie and the chocolate factory and the twits and enormous crocodile. Monarchs series, a piece of thickly descriptive political history at its best. A monarchs tale is a story filled with excitement and adventure. Matildas friends wonder as they laugh at the tiny caterpillar. Empress, queen, warrior 1st edition by catherine hanley isbn.
Amazing matilda childrens literature the tale of a. This week i did my last show of the year of chatting with sherri. This awardwinning picture book adventure follows the monarch butterflys life cycle as matilda embarks on a quest to make her dream of flying come true. As well as studied graduate courses in curriculum studies at chapman university in california. Stevens is a member of indie author support and discussion iasd check out the iasd website for more books by fabulous indie authors. An inspirational tale of a monarch butterfly and her meadowland friends. Amazing matilda a monarch\s tale by author bette a stevens. Awardwinning monarch butterfly picture book amazing. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. The tale of a monarch butterfly kindle edition by stevens, bette a.
Stevens is a retired teacher and author of two childrens books. The amazing matilda by bette a stevens is gentle story about a caterpillar impatient to fly. Youre invited to check out simply click on the red author app at the top of my page to find out about my awardwinning childrens book amazing matilda, a monarchs tale. Stevens children of all ages will be able to relate to monarchs plight in some way this story is a true gem and one that will inspire children for years to come. Stevens is a retired elementary and middle school teacher, a wife, mother of two and grandmother of five. Report on my reading challenges 2015 franzis book chase. Stevens from maine author amazing matilda, a monarchs tale childrens literatureages 511 this story about a monarch butterfly is a true gem and will inspire children. Amazing matilda is a beautifully illustrated childrens book sharing lessons on both nature and life.
Amazing matilda ages 510 friendship, patience and persistence are among the lessons learned in this gem of a tale featuring an amazing monarch butterfly. This childrens book is a lovely little story about the monarch butterfly matilda who wants to fly so bad and is told to be patient. Stevens author of the childrens book amazing matilda, a monarchs tale, has a b. In this age of instant gratification, theres an awardwinning childrens picture book out that. The amazing matilda also has a beautiful animated trailer which gives you a sneak peek at the delighful artwork in the book.
This awardwinning picture book adventure follows the. The gittle list 20 top 10 selfpublished childrens picture books the amazing matilda has some lovely handdrawn illustrations as it tells readers the lifecycle of a butterfly. This book is a must and valuable addition to a childs collection of loved books that will be enjoyed for many. This creative tale of a monarch butterfly and her meadowland friends was written to inspire readers and listeners alike, not only to follow their own dreams, but to encourage others to do the same. The story is very visual, with a lengthy final scene where the prime monster is finally. Yale english monarchs yale english monarchs series the. This awardwinning picture book adventure follows the monarchs life cycle as matilda embarks on a quest to make her dream of flying come true.
Her storyline and illustrations follow the monarch life cycle and highlight. This inspirational tale of a monarch butterfly and her meadowland friends is the second childrens book written and illustrated by bette a. A monarchs tale is a timely tale that follows matilda, a tiny monarch caterpillar, from the time she hatches from her egg on a giant milkweed leaf until she realizes her dream to fly. Amazing matilda a coming of age of a monarch butterfly. Amazing matilda a monarchs tale by bette stevens as matilda works her way out of her egg shell she already knows one thingshe wants to fly, not a likely thing to happen since she has no wings and looks nothing at all like a creature that can fly. How can a creature without wings every hope to fly. About author bette a stevens inspired by human nature, author bette a. Amazing matilda childrens literature the tale of a monarch butterfly inspire the kids with an awardwinning excellence in childrens literature monarch butterfly tale. I was born in upstate new york, where i grew up and graduated from high school. Renee hand, awardwinning adult and childrens books author. The story provides challenges and adventure at every turn. The language is lyrical and as all good books for this age group, spot on regarding repetition of certain phrases. Pure trash, the story short story 1950s adventure, poverty in rural new england, bullying amazing matilda.
Empress, queen, warrior and over 8 million other books are. She is an advocate for childhood literacy and the protection of monarch butterflies and their habitat. Im excited to say ive found two i think youll like. This week i would like to share the work of author bette a. She is an advocate for childhood literacy and the protection of monarch butterflies and their. Bette has both written and illustrated her amazing book, amazing matilda a monarchs tale, and here you will be able to get a taste of what to expect a wonderful story with beautiful illustrations.
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