Look, a Butterfly! Yasunari Murakami
TITLE INFORMATION Yasunari Murakami was born in
For ages 0 to 2 A light-as-a-feather story to share with the very young, told in shapes and colours WHY I CHOSE THIS BOOK
Gifu Prefecture, Japan. His illustrations have been honoured at the Bolgona Book Fair, the Biennial of Illustrations Bratislava, and with the Japan Picture Book Award, and there is a Yasunari Murakami Museum in the Izu Highland, Japan.
“This is a light and happy book for the youngest readers—and lookers. There’s a lot of joy in these simple, eye-catching illustrations and a lovely cheekiness when you read it aloud” Julia Marshall, Publisher
Three of Murakami’s picture books have received a Special Mention in the Graphic Prize for Children at the Bologna Children’s Book Fair and his Pink! Pearl! won a Gold Plaque at the 1991 Biennial of illustrations in Bratislava. Murakami’s hobby is fishing, for which he makes many trips to different parts of the world.
Flutter flit through the sky. The butterfly lands on a cat, and ... meeeoow! Let’s play!
SALES POINTS
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Bright, playful, joyful graphics
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A charming introduction to colours within a simple story
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From the illustrator of 999 Tadpoles Find a New Home
BLURB
Look! A white butterfly! Flit and flutter through the blue sky. The butterfly comes to rest on a flower, and—pop—the flower opens. Pop! Pop! Pop! All the flowers open: red, blue yellow, pink, orange...
Look, a Butterfly! is a simple, appealing board book told in shapes and colours. about gecko press
Ages 0–2 170 x 170mm 24 pages Board book ISBN: 978-1-776571-90-1 Origin: Japan
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