This School Library Journal Best Book of the Year celebrates everything butterfly, from migration to metamorphosis! It's hard to be Velma entering first grade. That's because everyone has marvelousmemories of her two older sisters, who were practically perfect first graders, andno one even notices Velma. But all that changes on a class trip to the butterflyconservatory, a place neither of her sisters has been. When a monarch roosts on Velma'sfinger and won't budge for days—no one will ever forget it . . . or her! Kids will love reading about Velma's own transformation in this perfect addition to any science curriculum.
Alan Madison is the author of some very funny books for children, including The LittlestGrape Stomper, and Pecorino Plays Ball. He lives in New York City. Kevin Hawkeshas illustrated the New York Times bestselling Library Lion and My Little SisterAte One Hare. He lives in Gorham, Maine.