A Box of Butterflies

by Jo Rooks

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"I love that story," said Ruby. "Did you love it too?" "Robot is just a machine. Robot cannot feel love." Robot paused for a moment and said, " What does love feel like?" When Ruby asks Robot if he loved the story as much as she did, he tells her that he doesn't know what love is. If it's not something he can see, then what could it be? Ruby describes emotions to her Robot. She teaches him what each feels like ("love feels like a box of butterflies ") and when she feels them ("I sometimes feel that way when I'm told no more TV "). With colorful metaphors and vibrant imagery, A Box of Butterflies takes the reader on a journey of self-discovery and emotional reflection, identifying not just love, but jealousy, anger, worry, and a host of other emotions. Included is a Note to Parents and Caregivers by Elizabeth McCallum, PhD, that further explores the importance of learning about emotions.… (more)

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Robot tells Ruby that he cannot feel love and asks what it feels like. Ruby describes love as a box of butterflies and goes on to describe all the different emotions. I liked the imagery used to describe each emotion and how descriptive each one is. I also liked the traditionally feminine aspects of the butterflies and talking about love mixed with the robot character that's usually thought of as masculine. It's awesome that she's mixing up traditional masculine and feminine aspects. My favorite thing was that it reminds you the bad emotions come and go just like the happy ones- what an important message to share with kids. (

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dperkins9 | Apr 22, 2020 |

I was greatly surprised to find out this book was about emotions. It starts by a robot asking “what is love”, and a little boy trying to explain it. He uses all sorts of colorful, and great descriptions to describe jealousy, fear, sadness, anger. This book is very well done and a fab edition to any library. However, Publishers - I am getting Tired of the “Note to Parents” or the how to use this book in the back of books. This book does NOT need that. (

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LibrarianRyan | Aug 24, 2018 |

A Box of Butterflies is a picture book about emotions with amazing illustrations. Robot & Ruby are friends. Ruby describes feelings with beautiful descriptions such as love feels like a firefly in the night and fear is like a heavy stone pressing on your tummy. Descriptions also have a concrete example such as, "I sometimes feel that way when I'm told No More TV!" (anger). Includes helpful note to parents and caregivers about emotional skills. I highly recommend this book to everyone with a small child! (

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standhenry | May 12, 2018 |

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"I love that story," said Ruby. "Did you love it too?" "Robot is just a machine. Robot cannot feel love." Robot paused for a moment and said, " What does love feel like?" When Ruby asks Robot if he loved the story as much as she did, he tells her that he doesn't know what love is. If it's not something he can see, then what could it be? Ruby describes emotions to her Robot. She teaches him what each feels like ("love feels like a box of butterflies ") and when she feels them ("I sometimes feel that way when I'm told no more TV "). With colorful metaphors and vibrant imagery, A Box of Butterflies takes the reader on a journey of self-discovery and emotional reflection, identifying not just love, but jealousy, anger, worry, and a host of other emotions. Included is a Note to Parents and Caregivers by Elizabeth McCallum, PhD, that further explores the importance of learning about emotions.

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