Looking for the 'Perfect Picture Book' for the kids this spring?

BANGOR, Maine - April 12, 2014 - PRLog -- One concern parents have is how to inspire their children to meet challenges with patience and persistence. This is the plot of the award-winning picture book, AMAZING MATILDA: A Monarchs Tale, written and illustrated by Bette A. Stevens. In this story a caterpillar wants to learn how to fly. She asks all of her friends in the meadow, but doesn’t find an easy answer. Yet, she continues the quest until, at last, she becomes what she wants to be—a butterfly. AMAZING MATILDA offers adults the opportunity to inspire the children in their lives to meet their own challenges with patience and persistence.

AMAZING MATILDA is available in paperback ($9.49) and eBook ($3.99) versions and is enrolled as an AMAZON KINDLE MATCHBOOK—that means, when you purchase the paperback, you can download the eBook version for FREE! Order your copies at http://www.amazon.com/Amazing-Matilda-Bette-Stevens-ebook/dp/B00AU9ZISA/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&sr=1-1&qid=1397326201

As a companion piece to the story book, Stevens has put together Fun & Learning with Monarchs FREE pdf that you can download at her website http://4writersandreaders.com/fun-learning-with-monarchs-2/ . This resource will keep the kids having lots of fun learning about Monarch Butterflies and their endangered habitat and includes games, coloring pages, crafts and sites for butterfly gardeners and teachers as well. They'll also learn about monarch and milkweed preservation. It's a great resource for clubs, classrooms and home-schoolers, too.

Bette A. Stevens is a retired teacher living in Central Maine. Stevens is the author/illustrator of two children's books and has written articles for ECHOES, The Northern Maine Journal of Rural Culture based in Caribou, Maine. Her latest release entitled PURE TRASH, The Story for the Middle-grade/YA/Adult audience is a prequel to her upcoming debut novel, slated for publication Summer 2014. PURE TRASH, A Boomer's Story (working title may change) is a coming-of-age story featuring Shawn Daniels, the short story’s protagonist. Find out more about the author and her books at http://www.Amazon.com/author/betteastevens