Author Kathleen Pryor Wins  the Charlotte and Wilbur Award for Home Calling: The Journey of the Monarch Butterfly

Over 1,800 virtual attendees joined a livestreamed program on Zoom hosted by the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators’ Impact and Legacy Fund, according to Publishers Weekly. The “Children’s Book Changemakers” program included notable speakers like actor Goldie Hawn and author Barbara Kingsolver.

During the program, author-illustrator Karen Winnick announced that Katherine Pryor’s book, Home Is Calling: The Journey of the Monarch Butterfly, illustrated by Ellie Petersen (WorthyKids), won a new award she founded called “the Charlotte and Wilbur Award for Compassion for Animals.”

This award goes to books that that exemplify kindness towards animals and is named in honor of Charlotte’s Web’s characters (with the blessing of author E.B. White’s estate).

Home Is Calling: The Journey of the Monarch Butterfly touches on how climate change and deforestation are impacting monarchs, and kid-friendly back matter provides additional information about the butterflies, including their life cycle, anatomy, and migratory patterns, as well as several simple ways children can help monarch butterflies themselves. Parents and educators alike will find much to love about this poetically written book.

Watch the Virtual Event:

The entire livestream can be watched below, with the award presentation beginning 1:01:41 in the recording and Katherine’s acceptance speech starting at 1:06:31.

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Home Is Calling

by Katherine Pryor

Illustrated by Ellie Peterson

Join the monarchs as they embark on a transcontinental journey home in this moving story about migration.

As the sun dawns in Canada, a flutter of monarch butterflies take flight, ready to begin their months-long journey to their ancestral home in Mexico. The migration will not be easy, but it is necessary for the next generation of monarchs to be born. Brought to life with illustrations as vivid as the monarch’s iconic orange and black hues, this story invites young readers to experience the monarch’s migration from the butterflies’ point of view as they search for food, huddle together through storms, and tirelessly fly south.
 
Parents and educators alike will find much to love about this poetically written book. The story touches on how climate change and deforestation are impacting monarchs, and kid-friendly back matter provides additional information about the butterflies, including their life cycle, anatomy, and migratory patterns, as well as several simple ways children can help monarch butterflies themselves.
 

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$17.99

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$23.99 CAD

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Hardcover

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Katherine Pryor

About the Author

Katherine Pryor is an award-winning children’s book author and good food advocate. She grew up in California and Arizona before moving to Seattle to study food and farming. Her books are widely used in school garden curriculum, nutrition education, and anti-hunger initiatives and have been recognized by the Whole Kids Foundation Book Club, Ag in the Classroom, and the American Horticultural Society. Katherine’s previous titles include Home Is Calling—winner of the SCBWI Charlotte and Wilbur Award, Growing Good Kids Book Award, and NCTE Notable Children’s Book in the Language Arts Award—as well as Zora’s Zucchini, Bea’s Bees, and Sylvia’s Spinach. In addition to writing, Katherine has worked to create better food choices at institutions, large corporations, and food banks. She lives with her husband and twins on Whidbey Island off the Washington coast.

Thiago Buzzy was born and raised in the countryside of Santa Catarina, Brazil, in a little town called Lontras. As a child, he discovered a passion for drawing and found inspiration in the natural beauty that surrounded him. Thiago works in both digital and traditional mediums, such as ink and watercolors. His playful artwork can evoke a wide range of emotions in his readers, from joy and delight to a touch of melancholy. Thiago now lives in São Joaquim with his wife and dog. He continues to channel his talent into creating charismatic illustrations, exploring new art styles, and seeking to captivate audiences of all ages.

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