{"product_id":"becoming-charley-isbn-9780593429044","title":"Becoming Charley","description":"\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author and an award-winning illustrator team up for a striking, modern-day take on \u003ci\u003eThe Very Hungry Caterpillar \u003c\/i\u003ethat celebrates staying true to oneself.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEveryone is trying to teach Charley the \u003ci\u003eright\u003c\/i\u003e way to become a butterfly: Eat your milkweed! Think black! Think orange!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut Charley's busy admiring the many beautiful things in the world. Like the swaying trees, and the tall mountains, and the turquoise sea. . . . Is there \u003ci\u003ereally\u003c\/i\u003e a \"right\" way for Charley to become a butterfly? \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYoung readers will see themselves in Charley--a little caterpillar with an emerging identity--in this dazzling picture book that beautifully explores the nature of self-love.★ \"Convention is upended in this \u003cb\u003estriking\u003c\/b\u003e tale of individuality and change.\" —\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"The underlying message, that it is okay to stray from what is expected, will \u003cb\u003edelight\u003c\/b\u003e young and old readers alike.\" —\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\"\u003cb\u003eUniquely colorful\u003c\/b\u003e....As children decide who they are going to be, this story invites them to recognize that there may be more than one path to follow.\" —\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\"\u003cb\u003ePlayful\u003c\/b\u003e and gentle.\" —\u003ci\u003eThe Bulletin\u003c\/i\u003eKelly DiPucchio is the award-winning author of several children’s books, including the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller \u003ci\u003eGrace for President\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eGaston\u003c\/i\u003e, which the \u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal \u003c\/i\u003ecalled a \"wonderfully colorful picture book.\" Kelly has been a featured author\/speaker at numerous schools, public libraries, and universities, and lives in southeastern Michigan with her family.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLoveis Wise is an illustrator and designer from Washington, DC. They are the illustrator of \u003ci\u003eAblaze with Color: A Story of Painter Alma Thomas, \u003c\/i\u003ewhich received three starred reviews, as well as \u003ci\u003eThe People Remember, \u003c\/i\u003ewhich received five starred reviews and was hailed as \"powerful\" by the\u003ci\u003e New York Times. \u003c\/i\u003eLoveis's work can be found in the \u003ci\u003eNew Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e, Google, Adobe, and the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e. They reside in Los Angeles.","brand":"Knopf Books for Young Readers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46304537247973,"sku":"NP9780593429044","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780593429044.jpg?v=1767722345","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/becoming-charley-isbn-9780593429044","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}