Butterfly house
Dublin Core
Title
Butterfly house
Description
A young girl and her grandfather save a caterpillar and keep it while it goes through its changes. They build it a beautiful house and care for it until it turns into a butterfly. Although it was hard for her to let it go, she has mysterious visitors surprise her every spring, even when she grows up to be a grandmother herself.
Author
Bunting, Eve
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Picture Book Entry Item Type Metadata
ISBN
0-590-84884-4
City of Publication
New York
Year of Publication
1999
Author of Abstract
Abstract provided by Julie Gates, 2000
Tags
aging, art, author's note, butterfly, caterpillar, change, cocoon, colors, feelings, flowers, freedom, friendship, garden, grandparents, growing up, happiness, insects, nature, pets, sadness
Citation
Bunting, Eve, “Butterfly house,” Children's Picture Book Database at Miami University, accessed April 7, 2025, https://dlp.lib.miamioh.edu/picturebook/items/show/8049.