Becoming Charley

ANew York Timesbestselling author and an award-winning illustrator team up for a striking, modern-day take onThe Very Hungry Caterpillarthat celebrates staying true to oneself.

Everyone is trying to teach Charley therightway to become a butterfly: Eat your milkweed! Think black! Think orange!

But Charley’s busy admiring the many beautiful things in the world. Like the swaying trees, and the tall mountains, and the turquoise sea. . . . Is therereallya “right” way for Charley to become a butterfly?

Young readers will see themselves in Charley–a little caterpillar with an emerging identity–in this dazzling picture book that beautifully explores the nature of self-love.

Kelly DiPucchio is the award-winning author of several children’s books, including theNew York TimesbestsellerGrace for PresidentandGaston, which theWall Street Journalcalled a “wonderfully colorful picture book.” Kelly has been a featured author/speaker at numerous schools, public libraries, and universities, and lives in southeastern Michigan with her family.

Loveis Wise is an illustrator and designer from Washington, DC. They are the illustrator ofAblaze with Color: A Story of Painter Alma Thomas,which received three starred reviews, as well asThe People Remember,which received five starred reviews and was hailed as “powerful” by theNew York Times.Loveis’s work can be found in theNew Yorker, Google, Adobe, and theNew York Times. They reside in Los Angeles.

• Publisher:Knopf Books for Young Readers (May 2, 2023)
• Language:English
• Hardcover:40 pages
• ISBN-10:0593429044
• ISBN-13:9780593429044
• Reading age:3 – 7 years
• Grade level:Preschool – 2
• Item Weight:1.1 pounds
• Dimensions:10.38 x 0.41 x 11.25 inches