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Lemon Butterfly
By Cao Wenxuan, Roger Mello (Illustrator)
Lemon Butterfly. Cao Wenxuan. Illustrated by Roger Mello. Reycraft Books, 2020. ISBN 9781478869757. 32 p. (Ages 4-9).
One of China’s most popular children’s book authors, Cao Wenxuan was the first Chinese to receive the Hans Christian Andersen Award for Writing. This book is the fruit of pairing Cao’s text with the artwork of Brazilian illustrator (and also Hans Christian Andersen Award for Illustration winner) Roger Mello, who adds striking illustrations in vibrant primary colors. The story follows the quest of a butterfly to find a field of flowers, “the most beautiful thing in the world.” [dj]