Books like Señorita Mariposa
By Ben Gundersheimer
For the kid who points at every butterfly in the yard and asks where it's going, this book turns that question into a real, sweeping journey. Musical, warm, and wide-open, like watching the sky change with the seasons.
Four tiny eggs hatch into hungry caterpillars, who eat, grow, and eventually transform inside their chrysalises into full-grown butterflies ready to fly free.
A time-traveling guide skydives into Sequoia National Park, leading young explorers through groves of giant trees to uncover the park's history, wildlife, and a hidden danger threatening its ancient giants.
A tour through the natural world reveals how seeds travel to new ground — riding ocean waves, rolling in dung beetle balls, or drifting away on the wind.
A collection of poems that offer instructions for everyday wonders and wild imaginings alike — how to toast a marshmallow, meet a hedgehog, or even become a snowflake.
A collection of poems follows a pond through the seasons, from spring thaw to autumn chill, giving voice to water boatmen, painted turtles, diving beetles, and duckweed along the way.
A father and daughter hike down into the Grand Canyon, layer by layer, uncovering fossils and creatures that reveal millions of years of history hidden in the rock.
Two kids leave their paved, noisy neighborhood on an adventure through woods and fields, searching for wildness — and discovering it lives in bark, storms, flowers, and fruit, not just far away.
A young Chinese American girl notices color everywhere in her everyday world, from red dragons and firecrackers to lychees, and brown in her own teddy bear.
Familiar nursery rhymes get an Alaskan makeover, swapping in snow geese, musk oxen, sea otters, and Arctic foxes as the North Country's wild critters take center stage.
A boy with a summer to fill decides to grow his own civilization from scratch, planting a mystery crop that towers over him and ends up supplying food, clothing, shelter, and games.
Two curious kids set off on a wonder walk through nature, asking playful questions about the world — is the sun a light bulb, is dirt the earth's skin — and seeing everything anew.
An imaginative boy dreams up the ultimate house, sketching in a racetrack, a flying playroom, and a gigantic slide as his ideas grow wilder with every rhyme.
