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Butterflies Need Safe Places Too: A Story of Healing, Growth, and Hope
Hardcover
General Juvenile FictionReligion
Publisher Price: $21.99
Publisher: Genesis Publishing House
Published: Jul 15 2026
Pages: 36
Weight: 0.70
Height: 0.25 Width: 8.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
Eight-year-old Charlie loves many things about Opportunity Village-the winding bike paths, the friendly neighbors, and the colorful butterflies dancing over the community garden. It is a safe, quiet place where his mom goes to classes and the nights are finally peaceful. Charlie secretly carries a heavy heart, wondering why his family must live here instead of having a permanent home of their own.
One sunny afternoon, Charlie's mother notices a tiny caterpillar and shares a beautiful story. She explains that before a butterfly can fly, it must first spend time inside a quiet, protected chrysalis to grow strong and safely develop its wings. Suddenly, Charlie sees his temporary neighborhood in a whole new light. Opportunity Village isn't just a shelter, it is his family's very own chrysalis, a supportive environment where they can heal, grow, and rebuild their strength together.
Grounded in resilience and nature, Butterflies Need Safe Places Too is a compassionate, trauma-informed story for children experiencing housing displacement. By beautifully reframing temporary spaces as places of transformation rather than stigma, this uplifting book offers young readers comfort, dignity, and the profound hope that they too will one day be ready to fly.
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