The Butterfly Club

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The Butterfly Club is about a girl called Tina who is a triplet. Her two sisters are called Phil and Maddie (short for Philippa and Madeleine). Tina is asked to create a butterfly garden in the school grounds by her teacher, Miss Lovejoy. But she has to do it with a mean, bossy bully called Selma. Over time, Tina and Selma become friends and they go round to each other's houses. However, when Tina goes to Selma's flat for tea one night, she finds out that Selma has a mean stepfather who shouts at and bullies her. Tina realises that that might be the reason why Selma was so bad to her earlier. The book does, however, have a really happy ending.

The sisters Phil & Maddie are so considerate of tiny Tina who has a poorly heart and had an operation after she was born. This was so lovely to read aka how they supported her and worried for her. However, I'm glad thier new year 3 teacher Miss Lovejoy helped Tina develop independence - she was firm with even Tina's mum, making the triplets sit apart for the first time to make thier own friends and to be comfortable in thier own space apart from one another. Jacqueline Wilson is a best-selling author for children, though that is no guarantee of an enjoyable reading experience. Since I’ve noticed girls enjoying her books, I decided to give one a shot. This one turned out to be a great read aloud choice for me and my daughter, who is going into second grade. Overall it's very feel-good, although this is the first time I've come across the mention of iPads and Monster High in a JW book which felt strange - crossing over into the next generation of younger readers! There was also something very modern and self aware in the way the triplets' mum tries to get them to see a different perspective on Selma's fractured home life; I found this an important lesson to be incorporated into the book.

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Let me tell you, when I got to THAT bit near the end where I realised the crossover between this and one of JW's earlier books... I got very nerdily excited about all of the characters existing in the same JW universe! I don't exactly know why this surprises and delights me so much; maybe because I've been on such a journey with her books in the last 6 months and to see a connection made between 2 books written by JW 20 years apart felt really lovely. To see these 2 other characters flourishing in adulthood was just wonderful, and the way they've supported Tina in this too. Tina dosen't have a confidence that she can do things on her own. She was also feeling lonely as Phil and Maddy made friends on their tables. Mrs. Lovejoy, their new class teacher separated them. She made them seat on three different tables. Tina was made to sit with Selma, a bully in the class, along with four other kids who were stronger than her. What great book , the cover is beautiful you can get it as present for little girl, the pics are funny and very nicely done. When the book arrived my two boys fought over it, one read couple chapters ,then the other read some. but my younger one stopped reading because he is more into action and he is fussy about what to read( and I think it was longer than he can handle, he is 6). But my 8 year old loved it , he said it was funny and great read. I cannot believe the twists of Jacqueline Wilson putting herself into her own book. THIS WAS MARVELOUS! More please!

Interview

The time thieves have already been to 1912 to witness the sinking of the Titanic, and to 1922 to see the excavation of Tutankhamun from the Valley of the Kings. The series takes as its subject very well-known events, but largely unknown heroes. What kinds of adventures have the children already had with the Butterfly Club? Are they all inspired by true events and real figures from history? Tina es la más pequeña de sus hermanas, aunque sean trillizas. Esto, a causa de una enfermedad del corazón que padece que le ha impedido alcanzar la talla de sus hermanas, así como participar en actividades extenuantes, al mismo tiempo que le ha confinado en cama varias veces en su vida, por lo que es sobreprotegida por su familia, especialmente su madre y hermanas. Pero cuando cumple siete años y entra a otro año escolar, su nueva profesora la obliga a separarse de sus hermanas y sentarse con los niños más problemáticos del curso: la bully y su compañera, el payaso y el sabihondo. Los cinco forman una mesa que podría interpretarse como la de los marginados, pero es que la señorita Lovejoy sabe lo que está haciendo: ayudando a formar lazos de unión, de compañerismo. Al obligarlos a conocerse, los niños aprenden sobre tolerancia. Where would you travel to on the 'time train' if you were able to join the Butterfly Club, and who would you like to meet from history?