Deborah Hopkinson

But­ter­flies Belong Here is a pow­er­ful sto­ry of every­day activism and hope. In this mov­ing sto­ry of com­mu­ni­ty con­ser­va­tion, a recent­ly immi­grat­ed girl finds a home in a new place and a way to help oth­er small trav­el­ers. This book is about the real change chil­dren can make in con­ser­va­tion and advocacy—in this case, focus­ing on beau­ti­ful monarch butterflies.

I know what to look for: large black-and-orange wings with a bor­der of small white specks, flit­ting from flower to flower, sip­ping nec­tar. But though I looked hard, I could­n’t find even one. I won­dered if monarch but­ter­flies belonged here. I won­dered if I did, too.

But­ter­flies Belong Here is proof that even the small­est of us are capa­ble of amaz­ing transformations.