A Kirkus Reviews Best Picture Book of the YearA USBBY Outstanding International Book 2024A Bank Street Best Book of the Year 2024amp9733amp160amp34Provocative powerful breathtakingly beautiful.amp34 STARRED REVIEWamp160Kirkus Reviewsamp9733amp160amp34Both timely and timelessamp160evoking war and its aftermath without losing sight of hope.amp34amp8211STARRED REVIEWamp160Booklistamp9733amp160amp34Stark images in black and white lead this sympathetic wordless picture book about a girl whos enduring the war in Ukraine.amp34amp8211STARRED REVIEWamp160Foreword Reviewamp34Breathtakingamp34 amp8211Ruta Sepetys author of Between Shades of Grayamp34A beautiful and heartbreaking tribute toamp160the resiliency of people in wartimeamp34amp8211 School Library Journalamp34A moving portrait.amp34amp8211New York TimesA wordless picture book portrayal of war seen through the eyes of a young girl who finds hope in the symbolism of yellow butterflies against the background of a pure blue sky. Using the colors of his national flag Oleksandr Shatokhin has created a deeply emotional response to the conflict in Ukraine and provided a narrative full of powerful visual metaphors for readers to consider as they travel from the devastating effects of war to a place of hope for peace and the future.amp160A portion of the sale of this book will be donated to the Universal Reading Foundation who supply childrens books to Ukraine.amp160Back matter includes notes on sharing a wordless picture book and how to talk to children about war.amp160