Fantastic news for The Monarchs Are Missing

The Monarchs Are Missing: A Butterfly Mystery was named to the Bank Street Center for Children’s Literature Best Children’s Books of the Year list!

Not only did Monarchs make the list, it was designated as a book of outstanding merit!

Click here to see the full Best Children's Books of the Year list.

Speaking of monarchs—the butterflies, not the book—they're on their way north right now. If you haven't already seen them, you can expect to see them soon. They usually show up in my Pennsylvania garden in June, right as the milkweed pokes its head out of the ground.

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