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Looking for the🎄 Perfect Picture Book for the Kids this Christmas🎄?

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AMAZING MATILDA’s

🎄 got you covered!

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One concern parents have is how to inspire their children to meet challenges with patience and persistence. This is the plot of the award-winning picture book, AMAZING MATILDA, A Monarchs Tale, written and illustrated by Bette A. Stevens. In this story a caterpillar wants to learn how to fly. She asks all of her friends in the meadow, but doesn’t find an easy answer. Yet, she continues the quest until, at last, she becomes what she wants to be—a butterfly. AMAZING MATILDA offers adults the opportunity to inspire the children in their lives to meet their own challenges with patience and persistence.

  • Be sure to check out the #FREE PDFs.  Amazing Matilda Finger Puppets and Fun & Learning with Monarch Butterflies— two excellent reading and life/environmental science resources to go along with the book. Find the download links below.
  • Award-winning AMAZING MATILDA is available in paperback and eBook versions and it’s an AMAZON KINDLE MATCHBOOK—that means, when you purchase the paperback for $9.49, you can download the eBook version for FREE! Click the link to Order your copies today.

#FREE Reading & Monarch Butterfly Resources from Bette

Stevens has put together two (2) FREE #PDF companion pieces to make talking to the kids about AMAZING MATILDA and learning about Monarch butterflies exciting and fun.

CLICK THE TWO LINKS ABOVE TO DOWNLOAD. These resources will not only keep the kids talking about the book with their finger puppets, they’ll learn even more about Monarch Butterflies, their endangered habitat, monarch and milkweed conservation and preservation.  Fun & Learning offers activity sites and resources for butterfly gardeners and teachers as well.  Don’t miss these two great resources for families, clubs, classrooms and homeschoolers.

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on 12/12/2021

Comments on: "Looking for the🎄 Perfect Picture Book for the Kids this Christmas🎄?" (51)

  1. patgarcia said:
    12/24/2021 at 6:52 am

    Good Morning Bette,
    I will never forget when I first read Amazing Matilda. That was some time ago but I still remember the impact that it had on my life as an adult. It is truly a book for all.
    Sending you hugs out of good old Europe.
    Have a lovely Merry Christmas and a blessed crossover into 2022.
    Shalom aleichem

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  2. Jina Bazzar said:
    12/20/2021 at 12:14 pm

    It’s a wonderful gift for children, Bette. Reminds me of one I had as a child of a butterfly with a torn wing searching for a cure so she could fly again. I remember my mom reading it for me, and later, reading it for myself.
    Merry Christmas for you and yours.

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  3. usfman said:
    12/19/2021 at 7:25 pm

    Hi Bette: I wish you a Merry Christmas or Happy Holidays whichever you choose. I’m currently on a blogging hiatus until 2021 while I take care of some family matters.

    Liked by 1 person

    • Bette A. Stevens said:
      12/20/2021 at 3:04 pm

      Hi, Jim. Thanks for your Christmas wishes and visit! 🎄 Wsihing you and Ruth and all your family blessings and love at Christmas and thoughout the New Year! 💞

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  4. sharonkconnell said:
    12/19/2021 at 12:17 pm

    We hardly get any Monarchs anymore. Sure wish they’d come back.

    Liked by 1 person

    • Bette A. Stevens said:
      12/19/2021 at 3:32 pm

      2021 was not a good Monarch Year here in Maine… I only sighted a few dozen. Spring was very dry and milkweed faded quickly. We have had similar years/conditions in past. Hopefully these beautiful butterflies will soar in numbers next year. 🐛🦋🦋🦋

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  5. AuthorJoePerroneJr said:
    12/19/2021 at 8:13 am

    Love Matilda! Terrific book for kids. Order several.

    Liked by 1 person

    • Bette A. Stevens said:
      12/19/2021 at 3:34 pm

      Thanks so much for the sensational shout-out, Joe! 🐛🦋 Wishing you and yours a blessed and beautiful Christmas and a New Year filled with wonders!

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  6. DutchIl said:
    12/18/2021 at 10:41 am

    Thank you for sharing!!.. it was a wonderful book, hopefully one day we will hear more about Matilda, Grasshopper and the rest of her friends… 🙂

    Hope you and your family have a wonderful holiday, Christmas and New Year filled with peace, love and happiness and until we meet again..
    May the love that you give
    Always return to you,
    That family and friends are many
    And always remain true,
    May your mind only know peace
    No suffering or strife,
    May your heart only know love and happiness
    On your journey through life.
    (Larry “Dutch” Woller)

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  7. Priti said:
    12/18/2021 at 3:00 am

    I think the book is perfect for children! Well shared thank you 💕👍🎉😊

    Liked by 1 person

  8. robbiesinspiration said:
    12/14/2021 at 12:37 pm

    Your picture book is delightful, Bette, I enjoyed it very much.

    Liked by 1 person

  9. John W. Howell said:
    12/13/2021 at 12:00 pm

    A wonderful gift for the children. Super post, Bette. Merry Christmas to you.

    Liked by 1 person

  10. boundlessblessingsblog said:
    12/13/2021 at 11:46 am

    A beautiful gift especially during Christmas for little children, Bette. Hearty congratulations and happy holidays.

    Liked by 1 person

  11. Jan Sikes said:
    12/13/2021 at 10:14 am

    A beautiful book and wonderful gift for children.

    Liked by 1 person

  12. D. Wallace Peach said:
    12/13/2021 at 10:01 am

    A wonderful gift for the little ones, Bette. My grandson and I have fond memories of it. Have a lovely week and Happy Holidays.

    Liked by 1 person

  13. Kymber Hawke said:
    12/13/2021 at 9:58 am

    This looks like such a great book!

    Liked by 1 person

  14. Eugi said:
    12/13/2021 at 8:33 am

    Amazing Matilda is a perfect gift for a youngster! Wishing you a wonderful holiday season, Bette! 💖

    Liked by 1 person

  15. petespringerauthor said:
    12/12/2021 at 11:03 pm

    A book that is equally educational as well as entertaining. Sharing!

    Liked by 1 person

  16. Jacqui Murray said:
    12/12/2021 at 8:26 pm

    Truly a wonderful book. Sharing…

    Liked by 1 person

  17. nonsmokingladybug said:
    12/12/2021 at 6:36 pm

    What a wonderful gift idea. Thank you for sharing, Bette. Happy Holidays to you and yours.

    Liked by 1 person

  18. Priscilla Bettis said:
    12/12/2021 at 6:25 pm

    Amazing Matilda is such a fun story. Yep, a perfect Christmas gift for a youngster!

    Liked by 1 person

    • Bette A. Stevens said:
      12/13/2021 at 2:43 pm

      Thanks so much for your lovely note and support, Priscilla! 🎄 Wishing you and yours Peace, Love & Joy at Christmas and throughout the New Year! 💕

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  19. Jill Weatherholt said:
    12/12/2021 at 6:09 pm

    A great gift for children and adults! Merry Christmas, Bette!

    Liked by 1 person

  20. Chel Owens said:
    12/12/2021 at 5:22 pm

    Sounds like a great book, Bette!

    Liked by 1 person

  21. Darlene said:
    12/12/2021 at 4:19 pm

    A great book for children! Would be perfect under the tree. Happy Christmas, Bette.

    Liked by 1 person

  22. Sandee said:
    12/12/2021 at 3:52 pm

    Lovely and a very merry and happy Christmas season, my friend.

    Have a fabulous day and week. ♥

    Liked by 1 person

  23. marianbeaman said:
    12/12/2021 at 3:24 pm

    I can add my vote for Amazing Matilda as a gift choice. Now it’s time to get the finger puppets too. Thanks, Bette, and Merry Christmas!

    Liked by 1 person

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