Description
Kindergarten-Grade 3-Clara is the plain Jane of the caterpillar set, which is fine with her. However, crimson-coloured Catisha thinks that Clara is positively dull. When they become butterflies, Clara is cream-coloured, perfect for hiding camouflaged in the camellias. Catisha is brilliant red, and a sitting duck for a hungry crow. Predictably, Clara saves Catisha’s life, proving that colourless and clever is flashy and frivolous. The text is a lesson in alliteration (“‘Catisha is conceited,’ comforted Cornelius”). The pictures are an interesting combination of realistically rendered backgrounds and insect bodies with faces drawn in the style of Dr. Seuss. An additional purchase. Holly Belli, Bergen County Cooperative Library System, West Caldwell, NJ Copyright 2001 Reed Business Information, Inc. –This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
