Monarch and Mourning Cloak: A Butterfly Journal

A luminously illustrated and thoroughly informative picture book poetry collection by Sibert Honor-winning duo Melissa Stewart and Sarah S. Brannen that captures the beauty and complexity of monarch and mourning cloak butterflies.

Monarch and mourning cloak butterflies may seem similar on the surface; they are about the same size and common throughout North America. But following along at a butterfly's-eye-view, readers will discover how they live in different habitats, eat different foods, and have different strategies for avoiding enemies and making it through winter. Because even though all butterflies have the same basic body features and life cycle, each species has its own special way of surviving.

Delightful and illuminating poems, informational sidebars, and lush illustrations will immerse curious young readers in the lives of these two fascinating butterfly species.

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Beach Lane Books
Published: 03/03/2026
ISBN: 9781665962711
Pages: 48
Size: 10.00h x 10.50w x 0.13d

Review Citations: Kirkus Reviews 12/15/2025
School Library Journal 01/01/2026 pg. 58