{"id":24102,"date":"2025-01-03T09:15:23","date_gmt":"2025-01-03T16:15:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theprairiesbookreview.com\/?p=24102"},"modified":"2025-01-03T09:15:23","modified_gmt":"2025-01-03T16:15:23","slug":"thomas-and-the-butterfly-paws-elementary-by-jessica-azenberg-author-li-liu-illustrator","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theprairiesbookreview.com\/?p=24102","title":{"rendered":"Thomas and the Butterfly (Paws Elementary) by Jessica Azenberg (Author), Li Liu (Illustrator)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Subtle, emotional, and deeply reflective\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

A young kitten discovers that love endures, even after loss, in Azenberg’s third entry in the Paws Elementary<\/em> series. Thomas lives with his mom and grandma, but when his grandma falls ill and passes away, he\u2019s left heartbroken and confused. Despite his mom\u2019s comfort, Thomas struggles to cope. After months of sadness, a butterfly appears, helping him realize that his grandma\u2019s love is still with him. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Azenberg deftly blends playful moments with deeper reflections, creating an engaging and soothing read for children. Thomas\u2019s shift from grief to acceptance is uplifting, and the butterfly metaphor beautifully combines nature with emotion, teaching kids that those we love remain with us. Li Liu\u2019s illustrations, with soft autumn hues, create a warm and comforting atmosphere. This story is about more than just coping with loss\u2014it\u2019s about finding magic in the world around us and holding onto the love that shapes who we are. The book gently teaches children that grief, while painful, can be the doorway to new forms of connection and understanding. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

A tender tale of love, loss, and healing that gently guides children through the complexities of grief.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Buy now<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pub date March 20, 2024<\/p>\n\n\n\n

ISBN 979-8988579922<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Price $12.99 (USD) Paperback, $9.99 Kindle edition<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Subtle, emotional, and deeply reflective\u2026 A young kitten discovers that love endures, even after loss, in Azenberg’s third entry in the Paws Elementary series. Thomas lives with his mom and grandma, but when his grandma falls ill and passes away, he\u2019s left heartbroken and confused. Despite his mom\u2019s comfort, Thomas struggles to cope. After months of sadness, a butterfly appears, helping him realize that his grandma\u2019s love is still with him.  Azenberg deftly blends playful […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":145610851,"featured_media":24105,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_coblocks_attr":"","_coblocks_dimensions":"","_coblocks_responsive_height":"","_coblocks_accordion_ie_support":"","advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_seo_schema_type":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_wpcom_ai_launchpad_first_post":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"{title}\n\n{excerpt}\n\n{url}","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"_wpas_customize_per_network":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[],"tags":[7223,91,3328,178,706279332,4065405,258082,1136176,723770444,723770591,723770588,723770590,1473,1008073,856121,309,723770589,349],"class_list":["post-24102","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-author","tag-blogging","tag-book-reviews","tag-books","tag-childrens-pcture-books","tag-childrens-author","tag-childrens-fiction","tag-indie-books","tag-jessica-azenberg","tag-li-liu","tag-li-liu-illustrator","tag-paws-elementary","tag-reading","tag-review-blog","tag-review-website","tag-reviews","tag-thomas-and-the-butterfly","tag-writing"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pajKJn-6gK","amp_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/theprairiesbookreview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/thomas-and-butterfly.jpg?fit=329%2C425&ssl=1","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/theprairiesbookreview.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24102","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/theprairiesbookreview.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/theprairiesbookreview.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theprairiesbookreview.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/145610851"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theprairiesbookreview.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=24102"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/theprairiesbookreview.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24102\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":24109,"href":"https:\/\/theprairiesbookreview.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24102\/revisions\/24109"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theprairiesbookreview.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/24105"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/theprairiesbookreview.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=24102"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theprairiesbookreview.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=24102"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theprairiesbookreview.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=24102"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}