Butterfly Boy by Virginia L. Kroll Children's Picture Book Review »

Imagination takes wing in gentle Butterfly Boy

Butterfly Boy

By Virginia Kroll

Illustrated by Gerardo Suzan

First published by Boyds Mills Press

For children ages 5-8

Butterfly Boy is an exceptional book.  A beautifully written story, it has caring, serenity, and excitement packed into every page.

This charming children’s picture book is about a boy and his grandfather, and the joyful anticipation brought by the red admiral butterflies that come in the summer.

You will meet: the boy, Emilio; Abuelo, his grandfather; Mrs. Salazar, the next-door neighbor who watches out of her window and names Emilio “Butterfly Boy”; Mrs. cruz 9who has petunias in her yard); Mamma, who is collecting the laundry from the clothes line; and Papa, who paints the grarage door. 

Readers will love their special summer story.

Find out why Emilio gets named “Butterfly Boy.” And what happens when the red admirals, who are attracted to white surfaces, are in danger of leaving because Papa decides to paint the garage door blue?

The watercolor illustrations in this book are creative and imaginative, and quite like stepping into a fantastic daydream.

children will enjoy the gentle and magical story of “Butterfly Boy.”

New York author Virginia Kroll has written many books for children, including “Helen the Fish,” “Masai…and I,” and Naomi Knows It’s Springtime.”

Gerardo Suzan, of Mexico City, has illustraed a number of children’s books and is an award-winning artist whose work has been exhibited around the world.