Mama Monarch

by John Hutton, Sandra Gross (Illustrator)

This gentle, rhyming read-aloud board book, companion to the bestselling Sleepy Bee, is a tribute to beloved Monarch butterflies. Mama Monarch celebrates the butterfly, showing its spirit and beauty while conveying basic concepts such as colors and the relationship between plants and insects. 

14 pages, Board Book

First published April 1, 2015

About the author

Dr. John S. Hutton is a pediatrician and researcher at the Cincinnati Children's Hospital Reading and Literacy Discovery Center, owner/overseer of blue manatee children’s bookstore and founder of blue manatee press. His research and advocacy interests are the influence of home reading environment and shared reading on early brain development, the health effects of screen-based media, and the creation of children's books to effectively convey infant and child health information. His research was the first to show a measurable effect of home reading exposure prior to kindergarten on brain function, using functional MRI. His Baby Unplugged and Love Baby Healthy book series have been distributed to over 1 million families nationwide, often via statewide public health initiatives. A recovering novelist, he has won awards for his writing in several genres, and attended writing workshops in Iowa City and Squaw Valley, CA. He lives with his family, dogs, cat, rabbit, fish, and a whole bunch of Bees, in Cincinnati, Ohio.

Reviews

[John Hutton · Rating 5 out of 5]

A simple, sweet, rhyming story following a Monarch butterfly on her journey from Mexico through North America, sampling different plants (roadside thistle, tasty vines) along the way, in search of a perfect place to lay her eggs: Milkweed! Lovely cut-paper illustrations introduce this amazing, endangered pollinator to young children and their grownups.

[Bailey Roy · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very informational! This book helps to highlight the complexities of butterflies while making it accessible for kids!