Olmo y la mariposa azul, Del Sol Books

Author : Alma Flor Ada, Illustrator : Vivi Escriva
Preschool - 1st Grade

Olmo y la mariposa azul
Olmo and the Blue Butterfly

Olmo y la mariposa azul, Softcover, Spanish, Book, Alma Flor Ada, Vivi Escriva, Preschool - 1st Grade, 0076003884, # 5083s, $11.95

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 is a 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 in 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, that we can all acknowledge that the origin of all beauty, and all possible joy, is hidden in the depth of our own souls.

Listen to Vienna Rose read Olmo and the Blue Butterfly to you. A marvelous example of the magical encounter between a child and books that we wish for all children. And here's an earlier reading by Vienna Rose, and an even earlier reading.