Second up, is a cute picture book called The Social Butterfly by Beth Bracken. In this story, a lovely little butterfly girl named Charlotte loves to play with all of her friends. She flutters from place to place to do a special activity with each and every friend. Still, Charlotte has to learn when the right time to socialize is when she continually tries to talk to her friends in class, sing with friends still working, and causing distractions in the classroom. She even manages to be so busy talking during lunch time that she and her friends forget to eat, leaving them terribly hungry at recess. After a day of children getting angry with her for trying to continue her bad habits, Charlotte learns to be quiet and listen so others can get a chance to learn.

This adorable book is a good lesson for children who enjoy being really talkative, showing that there are times to talk and that there are times to listen. I'll definitely be on the look out for this book when it comes up on the market in early February 2018.

As an acknowledged chatterbox all through elementary school, I could relate to Charlotte. This adorable book does a sweet job of showing why Charlotte is distracting to others and kindly shows her that she can have the best of both worlds--learning and talking to her friends. The pictures are lovely with tons of detail and great use of color without being overwhelming. This is a good book that should appeal to the 3+ group.

I received a copy of this book from NetGalley for an honest review. I always look at the pictures of a book to see if it would keep a child's attention and no doubt this book will do this that.. Charlotte is a social butterfly. She loves her friends and love to talk and play with them but not always at the right time. I like this book doesn't make Charlotte feel bad because she is doing something wrong. The teacher just simply has a chat with her on how to do it diffently.. It will help a small child learn when it is the right time to talk to friends during the school day and when we need to pay attention to the teacher. Age group would be 4-8

I think every class has two or three kids who would benefit from this book. It gets the message across without being preachy. It would also be a good present for a parent to give a kid the day after the parent-teacher conference where the parent finds out their kid is a social butterfly.

The Social Butterfly just broke my cute-meter! It's such a lovely picture book with a great message and the sweetest illustrations.

Charlotte is a gorgeous purple butterfly who makes new friends everywhere she goes. She loves talking, singing and telling jokes, and she also loves school. When her constant chattering one day results in her friends missing out on eating lunch, not being able to concentrate on reading or their maths worksheet in class, or not hearing something important their teacher, Miss Flora, says, they each get upset with Charlotte. Charlotte talks to Miss Flora about her fears that her friends don't like her anymore. Will Charlotte take Miss Flora's advice?

This book has a great message for all of the young social butterflies out there about learning when it is appropriate to talk, laugh and play with your friends and when you need to be quiet and pay attention.

The writing style was engaging and the illustrations were adorable! The layout has been well thought out and the font choice complements the soft colour palette of the illustrations. The childrens' expressions leave no room for confusion regarding what they're feeling and the children themselves are simply the cutest little insects ever! The backgrounds are detailed and I loved the attention to detail. I especially loved Miss Flora's chipped upside down teacup table.

After reading this book I had convinced myself I wanted to live in a mushroom and be friends with Charlotte. I think I want to be a butterfly as well but since my favourite colour is already taken, I may have to be blue instead.

I received an ARC of this book from NetGalley (thank you so much to NetGalley and Capstone for the opportunity) in exchange for honest feedback. This book would make a fantastic bedtime story and I'd also love to see it in schools and libraries. I'd enjoy reading this book over and over. Charlotte now has a place in my heart.