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  • Published: 30 May 2023
  • ISBN: 9780593429044
  • Imprint: RHUS Children's Books
  • Format: Hardback
  • Pages: 40
  • RRP: $45.00

Becoming Charley




A New York Times bestselling author and an award-winning illustrator team up for a striking, modern-day take on The Very Hungry Caterpillar that celebrates staying true to oneself.

A New York Times bestselling author and an award-winning illustrator team up for a striking, modern-day take on The Very Hungry Caterpillar that celebrates staying true to oneself.

Everyone is trying to teach Charley the right way to become a butterfly: Eat your milkweed! Think black! Think orange!

But Charley's busy admiring the many beautiful things in the world. Like the swaying trees, and the tall mountains, and the turquoise sea. . . . Is there really a "right" way for Charley to become a butterfly? 

Young readers will see themselves in Charley--a little caterpillar with an emerging identity--in this dazzling picture book that beautifully explores the nature of self-love.

  • Published: 30 May 2023
  • ISBN: 9780593429044
  • Imprint: RHUS Children's Books
  • Format: Hardback
  • Pages: 40
  • RRP: $45.00

About the authors

Kelly DiPucchio

Kelly DiPucchio is an award-winning author of several children's books, including the New York Times bestsellers Grace for President and The Sandwich Swap, a book co-authored by Her Majesty Queen Rania Al Abdullah of Jordan. She is also the auhtor of Not Yeti, illustrated by Claire Keane. Please visit her at KellyDiPucchio.com.

Loveis Wise

Loveis Wise (they/them) is a multidisciplinary artist, designer, creative director, and illustrator. Their work has been featured in publications like The New Yorker, TIME, and The New York Times. They've illustrated several picture books, including The People Remember by Ibi Zoboi, which won the Coretta Scott King Honor Award, and Girls on the Rise by Amanda Gorman, which was a New York Times bestseller. One with You is their author-illustrated debut. They live, draw, and dream in Los Angeles.

Please visit them at LoveisWise.com or on Instagram @LoveisWiseIllu.