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"Monarch and Mourning Cloak: A Butterfly Journal" Event

By Kelley Finn, Publisher of Macaroni KID Chicopee, Holyoke, Westfield April 14, 2026

Acclaimed children’s author and illustrator Sarah Brannen will lead an event focused on her beautiful new picture book, Monarch and Mourning Cloak: A Butterfly Journal!  Following along at a butterfly’s-eye-view, attendees will discover how they live in different habitats, eat different foods, and have different strategies for avoiding enemies and making it through the winter. A nature journaling activity will follow the presentation.


This event is part of Mass Kids Lit Fest and is presented in partnership with the Massachusetts Center for the Book. For a full schedule, please visit https://www.makidslitfest.org/.