The Lamb and the Butterfly by Arnold Sundgaard and Eric Carle -- OPTIONAL

Sundgaard, Arnold and Eric Carle The Lamb and the Butterfly 32 pgs. Scholastic Books, 1988. $17.99. PICTURE BOOK. A lamb and a butterfly meet one day and discuss their very different lifestyles. The butterfly says that it flits one way while his mother flies another. The lamb, on the other hand, stays right by its mother. Each feels it has the better way of life, but when they go their separate ways they have a better understanding of other ways to live.

While the classic Eric Carle illustrations are beautiful, I found the text overly wordy. The plot has very little action, as it is mostly centered on the two creatures comparing their lives, which could make it difficult for the book to hold little ones' attention. Pre-K, EL -- OPTIONAL. Reviewed by: Caryn