Papilio

If you stopped by the store earlier this spring, you may have noticed our amazing front window celebrating Papilio, a new picture book by the three-author team of Ben Clanton (Narwhal and Jelly series), Cory R. Tabor (Fox series), and Andy Chou Musser (Ploof and Science Explorers series). The three local artists each tell the story of one segment of a butterfly's life: Clanton depicts Papilio as a caterpillar finding her footing (and food); Tabor covers her precarious chrysalis days (did you know caterpillars dissolve and turn to goo?); and in Chou Musser's segment, Papilio is a beautiful black swallowtail learning to fly. The book ends with a fascinating "flutter of facts" about caterpillars/butterflies and the story of how the authors collaborated on this cute and funny story.