{"product_id":"yellow-butterfly-a-story-from-ukraine","title":"Yellow Butterfly: A Story from Ukraine","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Kirkus Reviews Best Picture Book of the Year\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA USBBY Outstanding International Book 2024\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e ★\u003cb\u003e \"Provocative, powerful, breathtakingly beautiful.\" -STARRED REVIEW, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e ★ \"Both \u003cb\u003etimely and timeless\u003c\/b\u003e, evoking war and its aftermath without losing sight of hope.\"\u003cb\u003e-STARRED REVIEW, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eBooklist\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e ★\u003cb\u003e \"\u003c\/b\u003eStark images in black and white lead this sympathetic wordless picture book about a girl who's enduring the war in Ukraine.\"-\u003cb\u003eSTARRED REVIEW, \u003ci\u003eForeword Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Breathtaking\" -Ruta Sepetys\u003c\/b\u003e, author of\u003ci\u003e Between Shades of Gray\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"A \u003cb\u003ebeautiful and heartbreaking \u003c\/b\u003etribute to the resiliency of people in wartime;\"- \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"\u003cb\u003eA moving portrait\u003c\/b\u003e.\"\u003cb\u003e-\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e A wordless picture book portrayal of war seen through the eyes of a young girl who finds hope in the symbolism of yellow butterflies against the background of a pure blue sky. Using the colors of his national flag, Oleksandr Shatokhin has created a deeply emotional response to the conflict in Ukraine and provided a narrative full of powerful visual metaphors for readers to consider as they travel from the devastating effects of war to a place of hope for peace and the future. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e A portion of the sale of this book will be donated to the Universal Reading Foundation who supply children's books to Ukraine. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Back matter includes notes on sharing a wordless picture book and how to talk to children about war. ","brand":"Red Comet Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51163512734007,"sku":"9781636550640","price":22.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0934\/9926\/1239\/files\/imageloader_29c9ce18-07f4-4aba-a463-44e8c46ced03.jpg?v=1759492270","url":"https:\/\/shop.queerbooks.com\/products\/yellow-butterfly-a-story-from-ukraine","provider":"Philly AIDS Thrift @ Giovanni's Room","version":"1.0","type":"link"}