Open House for Butterflies

what a magical, marvelous book. I read all the time..for adults who have a feisty, joyful inner child and children who want to keep theirs alive. magical, whimsical illustrations by Maurice Sendak. a treasure of a book to keep always.

We love this simple little book. Wonderful imaginations. Every age will love this book.

This is a classic! Wonderful prose for children

I’ve loved this book since I was young. Super sweet and humorous childhood antics. Fun to read one page and get your children laughing and telling you about their adventures, giving you ideas of nature play we can bring back to the next generation.

I came across a picture from this book in a weekly web-zine, and then found myself searching for the book itself based on the illustrations which are by the incomparable Maurice Sendak. Ruth Krauss wrote The Carrot Seed, and this is similarly charming. The book describes and explains things that are good to know when you are a kid -- things like a screaming song, in case you need to scream; or not to be a plant, because someone might think you were a weed and pull you up by the roots. It's all very logical, if you simply think like you are six or seven years old! Krauss' writing is hilariously funny in some places, poignant in others, clever in surprising ways, and wise in the way that children are, even unintentionally. In the same way that Ruth Krauss had a real sense for kids' minds, Maurice Sendak could render their bodies and small countenances, while exposing the machinations of even the most devious of minds, better than just about any other illustrator one can name. Sendak's kids are SUBLIME. They are kids with whom you want to play - or if you can resist that impulse, you at the very least just have to watch them. They are the most irresistible kids drawn, at least to me... This is a great book for children or for parents & grandparents to read to kids or laugh at on their own. I think it is also highly suitable for former children who find themselves feeling nostalgia for the days when one knew it was good to wear a sad face when meeting a crocodile.

Great book with wonderful imaginative prose and beautiful illustrations. This book will inspire your children's creativity for years to come.

Open House For Butterflies is a classic. It is enjoyable for adults and children with delightful drawings and clever, honest thoughts. Highly recommend.

What can you say about Maurice Sendak that it has not been said before? I love all his books, and this one is a particular favorite of mine.

Wonderful book for everyone ! Take it whenever your feel exhausted or sad, it is great medecine ! Poetry is always the best medecine !

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Beautiful and inspiring. I bought this for a present for a dear friend and was sorely tempted to keep it fo4 myself wh3n I saw how lovely it was ....

What a delightful book. My granddaughter and I laughed and laughed.

Cute and witty little book that will become the gem of your home library!