My Friend the Butterfly is an illustrated short story about a little girl named Suzy, who befriends a butterfly she calls Willow. One day Willow disappears, leaving only an egg on a leaf. Suzy returns day after day to observe the transition from egg to caterpillar, caterpillar to chrysalis, chrysalis to butterfly. When the butterfly opens its wings Suzy immediately notices the resemblance to her old friend. She realizes that Willow was the young butterfly’s mother. They become fast and permanent friends.
This simple children’s tale teaches several things on various levels. On the surface it engenders scientific curiosity about insects, change, and reproduction. On a social level, it reveals the beauty of friendship, and mother daughter relationships. On an emotional level it helps children learn to move beyond the pain that comes from separation, like when friends move away, or when loved ones depart this life. Philosophically it encapsulates one’s own growth, becoming, and purpose in the cycle of life.
My Friend the Butterfly is the first book from the mother and daughter team of Wendy & Susanne Ahlman. Susanne, who is eight, provided all of the illustration, and helped her mother Wendy write the story. Wendy is an educator, who runs her own preschool. Her special gifts include more than advanced teaching techniques; she actively instills social integration, emotional nurturing, self-esteem, and personal enterprise. Susanne is a prime example of these efforts. By the time she was two, Susanne had mastered all the letters of the alphabet, including their sounds and characters. Her love of learning continues to motivate her in all her academic and creative endeavors. She loves to help her mom Wendy teach the younger students in preschool. This book is the first of many such works from this mother-daughter team.
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