LILI MACARONI (Buy it here)

Lili Macaroni loves drawing butterflies, counting the stars, and being exactly who she is—Lili Macaroni. That is, until she starts kindergarten. There her classmates tell her that her hair is like a pumpkin, her eyes are squinty blueberries, and her laugh is like a parrot’s squawk. She has never felt such unhappiness before. It makes her want to erase herself and draw a brand new Lili. Then she reconsiders. Does she really want to erase her hair that’s just like Mom’s? Her eyes just like Grandma’s? Her Grandpa’s infectious laugh?

With her parents’ help, she creates a polka-dotted butterfly to wear at her collar, publicly announcing her own resilience and symbolically letting her sorrows be flown away. And when she explains the butterfly to her classmates, Lili discovers she has begun a powerful conversation, and that everyone has some trouble to be carried away on butterfly wings.

Author : Nicole testa

publication date : February 01, 2022

Language : English

Éditeur : Pajama Press

Ages : 4-7 

Pages : 32 pages

AWARDS AND HONOURS

• 2020 Ruth and Sylvia Schwartz Children’s Book Award (Winner) (Canada)
• 2022 Nevada Young Reader’s Choice Award (Nominated) (United States)
• 2020 Bank Street Best Book (Commended) (United States)
• 2020 CCBC Best Books for Kids & Teens Spring (Commended) (Canada)
• 2017 Prix littéraire du Gouverneur général (Short-listed) (Canada)

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