Dotty and Stripe are caterpillars and they have been friends for as long as they can remember. They love spending time together and having fun munching on leaves.
When they both transition in to butterflies they are excited to meet up and show off their new wigs. Dotty has beautiful blue wings with multicoloured dots and Stripe has striking red wings with lovely orange stripes.
They are very excited to fly off together in to their new lives but are shocked to discover that all of the grown up insects tend to stay with their own kind. The ladybirds stay with the ladybirds and the dragonflies stay with the dragonflies. The red butterflies all hang out by the thistles and the blue butterflies like to dance among the poppies.
What will this mean for Dotty and Stripe’s friendship? Will they have to say goodbye or can they still be best friends?
This is a lovely book about the importance of friendship and how it can overcome any barrier. The story shows that it doesn’t matter who you are, where you come from or what you look like – it’s what is on the inside that counts.
The illustrations are ridiculously cute and since we’ve started reading it Ivy is always on the look out for butterflies when we go to the park!
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