The Social Butterfly (Little Boost Series)

by Beth Bracken, Sofia Cardoso (Illustrator)

Overview

Charlotte loves talking, singing, and playing. What Charlotte doesn’t love is sitting still, being quiet, and listening, which is a big problem at school. Charlotte's overly social ways interfere with her friendships and her learning. Will Charlotte be able to modify her behavior and learn when to be social and when to be quiet? A sweet and relatable picture book story that shines a light on social behaviors.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781515816973
Publisher:	Capstone
Publication date:	02/01/2018
Series:	Little Boost Series
Pages:	32
Product dimensions:	10.10(w) x 10.10(h) x 0.40(d)
Age Range:	4 - 8 Years

About the Author

Beth Bracken is an award-winning author of books for children of all ages, from her Mom's Choice-winning Henry Helps books for toddlers to the critically acclaimed Faerieground series for middle-grade readers. Her picture book Too Shy for Show-and-Tell was one of the 2013 Bank Street Best Children's Books of the Year in the Under-Five category. Beth lives in Minneapolis, Minnesota with her husband and their two children.

Interviews

• Addition to Little Boost, a set focusing on social skills for our youngest readers • Useful tool for teachers and parents in explaining the difference between being a good friend and being overly social • Perfect readaloud • Lots of books about shy kids, but not many for overly social kids

Editorial Reviews

Helping kids develop self control is a big part of what I do. It is hard to sit still!! So when I find great resources like this I am ecstatic. . . .If you are looking for a good book to help your talkers and strengthen classroom management - this is an awesome one.

Books That Heal Kids

The message—that you can love learning and being with your friends, but maybe not at the same time—is earnest in intent and execution. For chatterers and doodlers and squirmers everywhere, this is an open and nonjudgmental interpretation of the consequences of talking without listening. Social butterflies like Charlotte will be delighted to recognize their struggle.

Booklist Online

2017-11-22
Charlotte loves school, learning, and being with her friends, but combining the three doesn't work for anyone. A whispering Charlotte and her friend miss Miss Flora's announcement about "show-and-share" and bring nothing special the next day. Etta can't finish her book when Charlotte's talking to her, and Max is in a similar boat with his math worksheet. Lily, Ben, and Charlotte all feel hungry after they talk right through lunchtime. The next day, Charlotte's classmates shush her and insist on listening and learning. Miss Flora points out that the things Charlotte loves about school are things her friends love too, but they can't enjoy them for all the butterfly's chatter. This aha moment sparks a change. Cardoso's illustrations depict the characters as anthropomorphized insects. Charlotte has deep purple skin and purple puffball pigtails on top of her head. While most of the bugs have skin tones that match their natural colorations, some have pale or brown coloring and hair in a range of human shades. The fact that most of the insects' mouths are perpetually wide open is rather distracting—kids may wonder how they can listen and talk at the same time. Also unfortunate is the fact that the darkest-skinned child, who is also the one with Afro-styled hair, is represented as the problem.The bugs' world may distract readers from the tale's didacticism, but the ones who need this message most are unlikely to learn it here; they're busy talking. (Picture book. 3-7)

Kirkus Reviews