The Butterfly House

Name: The Butterfly House
Brand: Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand
SKU: 9781923135635
Price: 29.99 NZD
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By Harry Woodgate

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The house at the end of our road wasn't like the others. It was wild. Miss Brown lived there, all alone. At first I thought she was scary but maybe she just needed someone to bring her garden back to life? Read More

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781923135635

Publisher: Affirm Press

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 26 August 2025

Country: Australia

Imprint: Affirm Kids

DIMENSIONS

Width: 240.0mm

Height: 280.0mm

Weight: 300g

Pages: 32

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About the Author

Harry Woodgate (pronouns: they/them) is an award-winning author and illustrator. Their books include Grandad's Camper, Grandad's Pride, Timid, Little Glow, Shine Like The Stars, My First Baking Book and The Very Merry Murder Club. Grandad's Camper, their debut author-illustrator title, won the Waterstones Children's Book Prize Best Illustrated Book in 2022 as well as a Stonewall Book Award Honor from the American Library Association, then went on to win Children's Illustrated Book of the Year at the British Book Awards in 2023. It was also shortlisted for the inaugural Polari Children's & YA Prize, and was nominated for the CILIP Yoto Kate Greenaway Award. Harry is passionate about writing and illustrating diverse, inclusive stories that inspire children to be inquisitive, creative, kind and proud of what makes them unique.

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