The Making of Butterflies

ZORA NEALE HURSTON adapted by IBRAM X. KENDI | KAH YANGNI

  • AAL - African American Language

  • creation stories, the natural world, Black American folktales

  • Pre Kindergarten +

The Creator wuz all finished and thru makin’ de world.

But soon, the Creator finds themselves flying through the sky, making gorgeous butterflies of every color, shape, and size.

Find out why butterflies were made in Zora Neale Hurston's stunning and layered African American folktale retold by author Ibram X. Kendi an accessible board book introducing the youngest of readers to the beauty of Hurston's storytelling, and sparking curiosity in children about how things in our world came to be.