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The Monarch

The Monarch

Kirsten Hall (Author) See More (2)
Isabelle Arsenault (Illustrator) See More (4)

JUVENILE FICTION
Animals | Concepts | Science & Nature
Butterflies, Moths & Caterpillars , Seasons , Environment
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
2 - 3
4 - 8
2025 Fall
Picture Books

Hardback
9781665943420
$24.99 CADAvailable
English
05/13/2025

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Description


A gorgeous, lively picture book companion to Kirsten Hall and Isabelle Arsenault’s beloved and acclaimed The Honeybee that celebrates the inspiring journey of the monarch butterfly.

What’s that?
In the air!
Over here?
Over there!

It’s the start of a brand-new story…

With sweetly fluttering verse and lush, gorgeous illustrations, this brightly beautiful picture book celebrates the wonders of monarch butterflies—a treasured species in need of care and preservation!
Isabelle Arsenault Kirsten Hall

Author Bio


ISABELLE ARSENAULT is an internationally renowned children’s book illustrator. Her award-winning books include Jane, the Fox and Me and Louis Undercover by Fanny Britt, Spork and Virginia Wolf by Kyo Maclear, Cloth Lullaby by Amy Novesky (BolognaRagazzi Award) and Colette’s Lost Pet, which marked her debut as an author. She has won the Governor General’s Award for Children’s Literature three times, and three of her picture books have been named as New York Times Best Illustrated Books of the Year. Isabelle lives in Montreal, Quebec, with her family.

Review Quotes


"Lyrical, rhyming sentences . . . evoke what the monarch sees and feels. . . . Just in time for spring, this offers solid introductory material and makes a great choice for reading aloud."

Biographical note


Kirsten Hall is a former preschool and elementary school teacher who has authored more than a hundred learn-to-read stories for emergent readers. Today, she is the founder and owner of a boutique children’s book illustration and literary agency, Catbird Productions. Hall is the author of the picture books The MonarchThe Gold Leaf, and The Jacket, which was a New York Times Notable Book in 2014.

Isabelle Arsenault is an internationally renowned children’s book illustrator whose work has won many awards and much praise from critics. Her books include Virginia Wolf by Kyo Maclear, Cloth Lullaby by Amy Novesky, The Monarch by Kirsten Hall, and Jane, the Fox, and Me by Fanny Britt, which was named a New York Times Best Illustrated Children’s Book. The poetry expressed through Isabelle Arsenault’s graphic universe, the gentleness of her lines, and the overall charm of her books have made her one of Quebec’s best-known and most esteemed illustrators. Visit Isabelle online at IsabelleArsenault.com.