Book
How beautiful / Antonella Capetti ; illustrated by Melissa Castrillon.
A caterpillar lives a simple life on his leaf until one day when an Unknown Thing picks him up, calls him beautiful, and promptly exits, leaving the caterpillar wondering: What is beautiful? The caterpillar decides to embark on a quest, asking each animal in the forest, What is beautiful?
Record details
- ISBN: 9781771648530
- Physical Description: 24 unnumbered pages : colour illustrations ; 31 cm
- Publisher: Vancouver : Greystone Kids/Greystone Books, 2021.
- Copyright: ©2021
Content descriptions
| General Note: | "Originally published in Italy in 2017 as Che bello" |
Search for related items by subject
| Subject: | Caterpillars > Juvenile fiction. Beauty, Personal > Juvenile fiction. Aesthetics > Juvenile fiction. Nature stories. |
Available copies
- 1 of 1 copy available at Headingley Municipal Library.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Holdable? | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Headingley Municipal Library | C CAP (Text) | 36440000280915 | Picture Books | Volume hold | Available | - |
- Baker & Taylor
"When a caterpillar is called "beautiful" one day, he wonders, what could that mean? No one has the same answer. A bear declares that honeycomb is beautiful, the squirrels find dry leaves are beautiful, and a mole loves his beautiful burrow. All the while, the blackbird disagrees with each answer! Will the caterpillar ever find out what beautiful means?"-- - Perseus Publishing
â[Castrillónâs] wild drawings carry a decorative impulse to unexpected heights.ââNew York Times
A stunningly illustrated picture book about a curious caterpillar searching for the true meaning of the word âbeautiful.â But is there one true meaningâor many?
A caterpillar lives a simple life on his leaf until one day, an UnKnown Thing picks him up and calls him beautiful. A question forms in the caterpillarâs mind: âWhat is beautiful?â
So begins a quest to discover the true meaning of the word beautiful. Much to the caterpillarâs surprise, each animal in the forest has their own unique definition:
A bear declares that honeycomb is beautiful!
The squirrels say leaves are beautiful!
A mole says his burrow is beautiful!
Whatâs a caterpillar to do?
How Beautiful offers kids an immersive, memorable experience. Elaborate and vivid illustrations by Melissa Castrillón, author of Yellow Kayak and If I Had a Little Dream, combine with a sweet, central message:- Beauty is as diverse as we are.
- âBeautifulâ means something different to everyone, and thatâs okay!
- The beauty of the natural world is worth celebrating!
