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Butterflies Are Our Friends

Name: Butterflies Are Our Friends
Brand: Arotahi Agency
SKU: 9781761216381
Price: 27.99 NZD
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By Toni D'Alia

Series: Our Friends in the Garden

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Delve into the garden and explore the essential role that butterflies play in nature in this delightful picture book. Down in the garden,butterflies play.They flutter and flyall through the day. Our Friends in the Garden is a Bright Light series that invites our youngest readers into... Read More

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Butterflies Are Our Friends invites readers into a delightful garden to explore the important work of one little butterfly.

Description

Delve into the garden and explore the essential role that butterflies play in nature in this delightful picture book.

Down in the garden,
butterflies play.
They flutter and fly
all through the day.

Our Friends in the Garden is a Bright Light series that invites our youngest readers into the garden to explore the important role bugs, insects and other critters play in our ecosystem. Each book in the series showcases the art of a different Australian illustrator; this time newcomer Erin Duncan takes the reins.

Perfect for:

Kids aged 3 to 6
Young readers who love nature and all its wonderful creatures!
Parents looking to instil a love of the environment in their children
Preschool and early primary settings – the perfect launchpad for nature projects and activities
Collecting alongside the rest of this bestselling and critically acclaimed series: Bees Are Our Friends, Worms Are Our Friends, and Frogs Are Our Friends

Series: Our Friends in the Garden

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Worms Are Our Friends

Worms Are Our Friends invites preschool readers into a stunning garden to admire the hard work of one tiny worm, and to marvel at the essential role it plays in nature. Down in the garden, one fine, sunny day, a young little worm gets ready to play. Each book in the bestselling 'Our Friends in the Garden' series teaches preschoolers about different...

By Toni D'Alia

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Bees Are Our Friends

Bees Are Our Friends invites readers into a stunning garden to admire the hard work of one little bee. As the bee pollinates the garden, vibrant flowers and ripe fruit and vegetables burst to life around her. Down in the garden,up high in a tree,is a busy beehive …and one little bee. Written in irresistible rhyme by Toni D’Alia, and...

By Toni D'Alia

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Butterflies Are Our Friends

Delve into the garden and explore the essential role that butterflies play in nature in this delightful picture book. Down in the garden,butterflies play.They flutter and flyall through the day. Our Friends in the Garden is a Bright Light series that invites our youngest readers into the garden to explore the important role bugs, insects and other critters play in...

By Toni D'Alia

Hardback

$27⁹⁹

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Out 5 Nov 2026
Frogs Are Our Friends

Down in the garden, away from the sun, a little green frog is having some fun!Frogs Are Our Friends invites readers into a stunning garden to admire the important work of one little frog.

By Toni D'Alia

Hardback

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781761216381

Publisher: Hardie Grant Children's Publishing

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 01 December 2026

Country: Australia

Imprint: Bright Light Books

Illustration: Full-colour Illustrations

Contributors:

Illustrated by Erin Duncan

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Width: 225.0mm

Height: 275.0mm

Weight: 0g

Pages: 24

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Children's Books Children's Fiction Children's Picture Books Children’s, Teenage and Educational Kids & YA Pre-orders New Zealand and Australia Published Pre-order Books Pre-Order Children's Books Pre-orders Pre-orders by Release Date Series: Our Friends in the Garden Toni D'Alia

About the Author

Toni D’Alia is an Australian children’s book author. Her books include Bees Are Our Friends, Worms Are Our Friends, The Easter Bunny Hop and Ten Little Guinea Pigs, and she has more picture books on the way.

Toni loves to write books that entertain, empower and educate! She creates heartwarming stories children will love reading. Her books are available in Australia and overseas.

Toni loves visiting bookshops, kindergartens and schools for writing workshops and author visits. To find out more about Toni’s books and stay up-to-date with new releases and author visits, you can follow Toni on Facebook and Instagram, or visit her website at www.tonidalia.com

Erin Duncan is an illustrator and surface pattern designer with a mission to share a little wonder, possibility, and magic with the world. Erin brings her unique vision to life through commercial projects, collaborating with brands, designing patterns for fabric and wallpaper, and creating artwork for global licensing.

She lives in an old farmhouse in Southern Tasmania with her amazing husband, two marvellous daughters, a wolf dog, a mischievous cat, a few jazzy chickens, and one fabulous rooster.

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