Yellow Butterfly
by Oleksandr Shatokhin
Buy on AmazonA wordless picture book portrayal of war through the eyes of a young girl who finds hope in the symbolism of yellow butterflies against a pure blue sky. Using the colors of his national flag, Oleksandr Shatokhin has created a deeply emotional response to the conflict in Ukraine and provided a commentary for readers young and old to contemplate and reflect upon.
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"How children survive the unsurvivable, how they keep the light inside aflame, is what Ukrainian artist Oleksandr Shatokhin explores in his stirring wordless story Yellow Butterfly ( public library )."
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