Alma Flor Ada

Olmo and the Blue Butterfly
Olmo y la mariposa azul

BOOK DESCRIPTION

Olmo, a young boy, pur­sues a blue but­ter­fly through­out the pages of this over­sized pic­ture book, hand­somely illus­trated by Viví Escrivá. The young reader will delight in iden­ti­fy­ing Olmo in dif­fer­ent vehi­cles as he voy­ages through the San Fran­cisco land­scape. While this book serves as a beau­ti­ful intro­duc­tion to the theme of trans­porta­tion, Olmo’s jour­ney is also about the pur­suit of dreams, and the dis­cov­ery that what we search for is already within us. Min­i­mal text makes it a book for all ages.

AUTHOR’S NOTE

Chil­dren are always fas­ci­nated when they find out that Olmo is a real boy. The book was inspired by Olmo, the old­est grand­son of Viví Escrivá, whose feet hardly ever remained on the ground. In turn, Viví was inspired by her first visit to San Fran­cisco to cre­ate the radi­ant illus­tra­tions which have charmed chil­dren and adults. My own dream, expressed in this book, is that we can all acknowl­edge that the ori­gin of all beauty, and all pos­si­ble joy, is hid­den in the depth of our own souls.

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