🦋 👑 The Butterfly Princess Series
Printable Book Curriculum LINK
This curriculum was designed to give teachers, counselors, parents, and guardians meaningful ways to guide children through Laia’s adventures. Each lesson highlights essential life skills: self-acceptance, courage, patience, kindness, discernment, and respect. By engaging with these stories, children are encouraged not only to connect with Laia’s world but also to reflect on their own choices, challenges, and strengths.
As we finish, let us remember that every child is on a journey, just like Laia, learning to spread their wings. Encouragement, guidance, and compassion from the adults in their lives help children discover their own strength and courage. They gain the confidence to face challenges and the kindness to make the world brighter for others.
Coloring pages illustrated by Albert Morales.
About This Book:
The tale of Laia, the Butterfly Princess, is a body image parable for children inspiring them to appreciate the uniqueness of their design. Like many children, Laia was born with a distinct physical attribute, and she must learn to overcome fear and fly with confidence. Her continuing story encourages all children to embrace their “marks” from both birth and life.
AWARDS:
About This Book:
The tale of Laia, the Butterfly Princess, is a body image parable for children that inspires them to embrace the uniqueness of their design. Follow Laia as she explores unknown lands and finds friends who have body differences like her own. Laia’s continuing story encourages all children to discover diverse friends in unlikely places.
AWARDS:
Second Place Winner for Special Needs/Disability Awareness in the 2020 Royal Dragonfly Awards.
Honorable Mention for Book Trailer and Picture Book 6 and Older in the 2020 Royal Dragonfly Awards.
About This Book:
The tale of Laia, the Butterfly Princess, is a body image parable for children inspiring them to appreciate the uniqueness of their design. Laia has overcome many obstacles, but now she wants to explore the world around her. As she soars into adventure, she runs into trouble when an angry alligator frustrates her plan to cross the river. Although Laia is small and not so strong, she faces her fears to help a new friend, and she gains an inner strength of compassion, smarts and grit.
AWARDS:
2023 Feathered Quill Book Award Finalist for Poetry.
First Place Winner for Children’s Fiction in the 2022 Speak Up Talk Radio Firebird Book Awards.
First Place Winner for Children’s Illustrations in the 2022 Speak Up Talk Radio Firebird Book Awards.
Silver Award Winner for the Literary Titan August 2022 Book Awards.
Honorable Mention in the 2022 Purple Dragonfly Book Award for Best Illustration.
Honorable Mention in the 2022 Purple Dragonfly Book Award for Picture Book 6 and Older.
Honorable Mention in the 2022 Purple Dragonfly Book Award for Poetry.
Second Place Winner for Pets/Animals Category in the 2022 CIPA EVVY Book Awards.
Second Place in the 2022 Royal Dragonfly Book Award for Poetry Book.
Honorable Mention in the 2022 Royal Dragonfly Book Award for Best Illustration.
Story Monster Approved! 2022 Award Winner for the Making a Difference Category.
Story Monster Approved! 2022 Award Winner for the Illustration/Photography/Artwork Category.
Story Monster Approved! 2022 Award Winner for the Early Readers (Ages 5-9) Fiction Category.
Claiming Her Crown –Â Book 4
About This Book:
The tale of Laia, the Butterfly Princess, is an empowering parable for children that inspires them to embrace the uniqueness of their design and the complexity of their situation. It is time for Laia to return home, but Oh no! She has lost her crown in a sticky web! Sarsha, the sneaky Spider, tries to lure Laia into a trap using deceit and lies. However, Laia learns to be patient and to follow her instinct to avoid danger and claim her crown!
Honorable Mention in the 2025 Purple Dragonfly Book Award for Best Illustration.
Honorable Mention in the 2025 Purple Dragonfly Book Award for Poetry.
2025 NYC Big Book Award – Distinguished Favorite in the category of Childrens-Motivational.
Making Her Way – Book 5
About This Book:
Laia, the Butterfly Princess, accidentally bumps into a new friend, Mori, a gentle moth. But Aisling, the bossy leader of the Puddle Jumpers, quickly makes it clear that Mori doesn’t belong. Watch out! Laia suddenly finds herself stuck, and Mori and Aisling must discover their own special strengths and work together to help Laia out.
