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Editorial Review
Andy S, Reviewer
Last updated on Aug 14 2022 Meditation on Butterflies 5 Stars
This is a fun book that teaches cursive writing, has areas for journaling, and beautiful pictures of butterflies and flowers to color. All great ways to relax. I am particularly excited by the casual style of teaching cursive writing. In the US, over 25 years ago, schools stopped teaching cursive writing in the classroom. Even though many of our historical documents are written in it. At the very least, I deem it important to sign your signature on important items.
As a parent, I’ve tried my best to educate my children on conservation. So, I really appreciated the first portion of this book explaining butterfly life cycles and ideas about what can be done to help pollinators and why they’re so important.
Overall, I think this is a great journal to express yourself, whether through writing or coloring. Meditation on Butterflies introduces this information in a refreshing, fun way. I think this would be a thoughtful gift for middle school or high school age children. My daughter (age 14) loves coloring and journaling to relax and recharge. Thanks, NetGalley and Girl Friday Books, for providing me with a complimentary copy for an honest review.
*Please note I can’t review the quality of paper from a digital ARC. The publisher notes the paper is “thick, matte, acid-free paper of archival quality.” It doesn’t include the weight of paper (archival quality is 240msg if that helps). Colored pencils, watercolors and inks would work on this paper, but I wouldn’t recommend alcohol markers.
About the Authors
Kristen D’Angelo is a poet, musician, artist, photographer and social worker. She is the founder of CrossBreezeCharities which supports healthcare, educational and religious organizations through grants to initiate therapeutic gardens. She is the co-creator of a popular butterfly-themed website, ObsessionWithButterflies.com, and the author of Meditations on Butterflies: A coloring & hand lettering activity journal and Butterfly Dream: Lullaby Keepsake Book, an illustrated companion book to her original CD of musical lullabies, Butterfly Dream plus newly released CD Kaleidoscope of Wings at GraceWing.org. Her poetry and stunning photographs of butterflies, featured on flickr, have been published in numerous butterfly gardening books and in publications for the Xerces Society, North American Butterfly Association and the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles. She is a lecturer on butterflies and butterfly gardening at the Los Angeles Arboretum, natural history museums, and garden centers in Southern California
Maryjo Koch is an accomplished naturalist painter who has authored and illustrated nearly two dozen books including the best-selling Dragonfly Beetle Butterfly Bee and Eat Sleep Fly: A Butterfly’s View of Life. She conducts painting workshops year round in her Bonny Doon, California studio and has led workshops abroad in Alaska, Italy, and England. She schedules special workshops throughout the year at the Monterey Bay Aquarium, Filoli Gardens, and California State University Monterey Bay for the Science Illustration program. Her work has been exhibited in many natural history museums and galleries including the California Academy of Sciences, the University of California Santa Cruz Norris Center, and the UCSC Eloise Pickard Smith Gallery. Her artwork has been featured on fine housewares products and a wide range of gift and stationery products by retailers and publishers such as Schurman Fine Papers, Earth Sky + Water (nature folding guides and gift cards), The Republic of Tea, HarperCollins Publishers, and Chronicle Books. She has thousands of social media followers on Instagram, Pinterest, Facebook, and Twitter.
Would you like it Signed by the author?
**I would happy to personalize the book. Just be sure you mention who you would like it signed to.
Music CD pictured is sold separately.
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