The world's favorite orange butterfly has a new story to tell.
Monarch butterflies have swept through the skies (as well as our hearts) for 2 million+ years.
These North American natives are famously recognized for dancing their way to and from Mexico each year,
but you might be surprised by one of their lesser-known accomplishments: crossing oceans.
Brave the Atlantic with Lacey Lou the monarch butterfly across colorful pages of rhyming words
and whimsical pictures.
Monarch butterflies made a home on the other side of the Atlantic ocean on the Canary Islands of Spain around 1887, though some scientists believe monarchs have been traversing the ocean for thousands of years. This story for children ages 1-7 illuminates the mysterious feat as a fiction tale, and explores the possibility that monarchs cross oceans on purpose.
Soar through powerful themes in the book such as resilience, purpose, independence, self-awareness, trusting your intuition, and self-confidence.
