Becoming Charley
Hardcover – Picture Book, May 2, 2023
Random House Children's Books · Hardcover · May 2, 2023
A New York Times bestselling author and an award-winning illustrator team up for a striking, modern-day take on The Very Hungry Caterpillar that celebrates staying true to oneself.
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- Who it’s for
- A bright, thoughtful picture book about self-love and finding your own way to grow.
- Themes
- Staying true to yourself, Emerging identity, Self-love
- Genres
- Self-Esteem & Resilience, Butterflies & Moths, Big Feelings
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A New York Times bestselling author and an award-winning illustrator team up for a striking, modern-day take on The Very Hungry Caterpillar that celebrates staying true to oneself. Everyone is trying to teach Charley the right way to become a butterfly: Eat your milkweed! Think black! Think orange! But Charley's busy admiring the many beautiful things in the world. Like the swaying trees, and the tall mountains, and the turquoise sea. . . .
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Is there really a "right" way for Charley to become a butterfly? Young readers will see themselves in Charley--a little caterpillar with an emerging identity--in this dazzling picture book that beautifully explores the nature of self-love.
Room to Become
A bright, thoughtful picture book about self-love and finding your own way to grow.
Come here for
- A caterpillar questioning who gets to define the “right” way
- A gentle celebration of noticing beauty and staying true to yourself
Expect
- A modern-day take on a familiar caterpillar tale
- A picture-book exploration of emerging identity
Where it sits
| Self-Esteem & Resilience | 78% |
|---|---|
| Big Feelings | 60% |
| Butterflies & Moths | 52% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Butterflies & Moths
- New Experiences
- Self-Esteem & Resilience
- Authors
- Kelly DiPucchio
- Publisher
- Random House Children's Books
- Published
- May 2, 2023
- Format
- Hardcover
- Theme
- Staying true to yourself · Emerging identity · Self-love
- Reading lane
- Butterflies & Moths