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The Monarch

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A gorgeous, lively picture book companion to Kirsten Hall and Isabelle Arsenault’s beloved and acclaimed The Honeybee that celebrates the inspiring journey of the monarch butterfly.What’s that? In the air! Over here? Over there! It’s the start of a brand-new story… With sweetly fluttering verse and... Read More
Format: Hardback
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A gorgeous, lively companion to Kirsten Hall and Isabelle Arsenault’s beloved The Honeybee that celebrates the inspiring journey of the monarch butterfly.

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A gorgeous, lively picture book companion to Kirsten Hall and Isabelle Arsenault’s beloved and acclaimed The Honeybee that celebrates the inspiring journey of the monarch butterfly.

What’s that?
In the air!
Over here?
Over there!

It’s the start of a brand-new story…

With sweetly fluttering verse and lush, gorgeous illustrations, this brightly beautiful picture book celebrates the wonders of monarch butterflies—a treasured species in need of care and preservation!

Series: Honeybee and Friends

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781665943420

Publisher: Simon & Schuster

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 22 May 2025

Country: United States

Imprint: Atheneum Books for Young Readers

Illustration: 5C jkt (uncoated; emboss, spot gritty lam, spot gloss)+5C POB case (art diff fr jkt); 5C int (uncoated); digital

Contributors:

  • Illustrated by Isabelle Arsenault

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 10.0mm

Width: 222.0mm

Height: 279.0mm

Weight: 490g

Pages: 48

About the Author

Kirsten Hall is a former preschool and elementary school teacher who has authored more than a hundred learn-to-read stories for emergent readers. Today, she is the founder and owner of a boutique children’s book illustration and literary agency, Catbird Productions. Hall is the author of the picture books The MonarchThe Gold Leaf, and The Jacket, which was a New York Times Notable Book in 2014.

Isabelle Arsenault is an internationally renowned children’s book illustrator whose work has won many awards and much praise from critics. Her books include Virginia Wolf by Kyo Maclear, Cloth Lullaby by Amy Novesky, The Monarch by Kirsten Hall, and Jane, the Fox, and Me by Fanny Britt, which was named a New York Times Best Illustrated Children’s Book. The poetry expressed through Isabelle Arsenault’s graphic universe, the gentleness of her lines, and the overall charm of her books have made her one of Quebec’s best-known and most esteemed illustrators. Visit Isabelle online at IsabelleArsenault.com.

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