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“A beautiful day with blue skies and bright sunshine reminds Carlito of Mexico, where he was born…While playing outside, Carlito recognizes a monarch butterfly that lands on one of the milkweed flowers…Carlito thinks about how both butterflies and people can have two countries, the one they were born in and the one they live in. This bilingual tale reminds readers that changes in new friendships and environments can lead to personal growth.”

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Carlito’s Butterfly / La Mariposa de Carlito

Written by Angèle Delaunois and Patricia Bendito Gordon and Ann Marie Boulanger (Translators)
Illustrated by Augusto Mora
Published by Orca Book Publishers

Carlito has recently immigrated and he misses Mexico.

During a walk with his friend Samia, he recognizes a magnificent orange and black butterfly—a monarch! He remembers visiting a forest in Mexico where the monarch butterflies spend the winter. Through the monarch’s migratory story, Carlito and Samia realize that they can have two countries to call home, just like the butterflies.

This bilingual book includes full text in both English and Spanish.


Carlito ha emigrado recientemente y extraña México.

Durante un paseo con su amiga Samia, distingue una magnífica mariposa naranja y negra, una monarca, y recuerda que pasan el invierno en México. A través del viaje migratorio de la monarca, Carlito y Samia aprenden que, al igual que las mariposas, ellos también pueden tener dos países que llamar hogar.

El libro incluye información sobre las mariposas monarca, su migración, su papel en nuestros ecosistemas, las amenazas que enfrentan y consejos para ayudarlas a prosperar.

Este libro bilingüe incluye texto completo tanto en inglés como en español.

Primary ISBN: 9781459840744
Publication Date: April 2025
Available As: Hardcover, eBook
Picture Book, Age 03 or older

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Setting: Canada

Character's Place in the Immigration Journey: Immigrant

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