Papilio
Hardcover – Picture Book, March 4, 2025
Penguin Young Readers Group · Hardcover · March 4, 2025
A tale told in three parts by three friends!
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- Who it’s for
- A funny, expressive picture book about the wobbles and wonder of growing up.
- Themes
- Growing up, Self-belief, Making friends
- Genres
- Butterflies & Moths, Self-Esteem & Resilience, Funny Stories
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A tale told in three parts by three friends! Powerhouse creators, Ben Clanton, Corey R. Tabor, and Andy Chou Musser, have come together to create a wholly inventive picture book that is perfect for fans of The Very Hungry Caterpillar. Introducing Papilio Polyxenes, the Black Swallowtail Butterfly! She’s an adorable and hilarious caterpillar who is ready to join the world and become a butterfly!
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But growing up is a complicated work in progress, and Papilio encounters some hiccups as she learns to fly, fall, and feed. While avoiding foes and making friends, she transforms from caterpillar, to chrysalis, to butterfly...and most importantly, learns to believe in herself along the way. Told in three parts and complete with backmatter about butterflies, mega-bestselling author-illustrator Ben Clanton (Narwhal and Jelly), Caldecott Honoree Corey R. Tabor (Mel Fell) and rising star Andy Chou Musser (Ploof) have come together to create an expressive character who exudes all of the emotions that accompany life's big firsts and the experiences that help us to discover our inner strength.
Small Wings, Big Feelings
A funny, expressive picture book about the wobbles and wonder of growing up.
Come here for
- Caterpillar humor and the emotions of life’s big firsts
- A butterfly’s transformation, told in three parts
Expect
- An expressive character learning to believe in herself
- Backmatter about butterflies
Where it sits
| Butterflies & Moths | 95% |
|---|---|
| Funny Stories | 44% |
| Self-Esteem & Resilience | 40% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Butterflies & Moths
- Big Feelings
- New Experiences
- Authors
- Ben Clanton, Corey R. Tabor, Andy Chou Musser
- Publisher
- Penguin Young Readers Group
- Published
- March 4, 2025
- Format
- Hardcover
- Theme
- Growing up · Self-belief · Making friends
- Reading lane
- Butterflies & Moths