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Becoming Charley  Cover Image Book Book

Becoming Charley / written by Kelly DiPucchio ; illustrated by Loveis Wise.

DiPucchio, Kelly. (Author). Wise, Loveis. (Added Author).

Summary:

Unlike all the other caterpillars Charley sometimes wonders what it would be like to be a fawn or a waterfall, so when the day comes to form her chrysalis, Charley must decide who she will become.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780593429044 (hardcover)
  • Physical Description: 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: New York : Alfred A. Knopf, [2023]
Subject: Identity (Psychology) > Juvenile fiction.
Caterpillars > Juvenile fiction.
Butterflies > Juvenile fiction.
Genre: Picture Books.

Available copies

  • 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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Cookstown Branch STO JP DiPuc 31681030022792 PICTURE Available -

  • Baker & Taylor
    Too busy admiring the beautiful world around him to listen to everyone telling him the right way to become a butterfly, Charley knows that staying true to himself will lead to the perfect transformation. Simultaneous eBook. Illustrations.
  • Random House, Inc.
    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. . . . 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.

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