The Butterfly Boy by Laurence Yep

This book is taken from the writings of Chuang Tzu, a fourth-century B.C. thinker who was known by some as the Butterfly Philosopher. The book is the story of a boy who dreams of being a butterfly until he is a butterfly, and he then dreams of being a boy. People make fun of him when he dreams of being a butterfly. He attempts to fly over a buffalo, suck nectar from a flower, and finds great beauty in stagnant water.

Another book I enjoy by Yep is "The Magic Paintbrush". This is a very good book as well. It has good meaning and is a little easier to understand for younger children.


Yep, Laurence. (1993). The Butterfly Boy. New York: Farrar Straus Giroux.



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