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New season, new look? 👀

Our official site has been gifted with a fresh lick of paint as Butterfly Books enters a new chapter of our journey.

Want to see more? Head over to www.butterflybooks.co.uk and have a look around!

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Butterfly Books - Inclusive Children's Book Store
Discover inclusive children's picture books that challenge gender stereotypes in careers at Butterfly Books. Empower children with diverse stories.
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September 25, 2025 at 10:55 AM
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With your little ones back to school, how about a little fun for Colouring Day?

We have some handy activities you can download for free from our official site – head on over and enjoy!

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A screengrab of the Kids page from the Butterfly Books site, which says: Become the Best Illustrator! Do you love drawing and colouring? So do we! We’ve created a blank illustration so you can show off your creativity and create your own Butterfly Books’ picture. Illustrators work to create our books, drawing our characters and creating stories. Being creative is super important, and even better, it’s great fun too. Download our PDF below, get your markers and colouring pencils out and get creative. Don’t forget to engage with us on social media, and show us how great of an illustrator you are!
September 12, 2025 at 9:06 AM
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The emergency services have inspired two of our books to date, so today - Emergency Services Day – gives us all the chance to express our gratitude and love to these essential, dedicated and courageous people who keep us safe in so many ways.

#EmergencyServicesDay #butterflybooks
A grey background with the covers to My Mummy is a Firefighter and My Daddy is a Nurse, with the multicoloured Butterfly Books logo in the top right corner
September 8, 2025 at 3:51 PM
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With National Read a Book Day, Buy a Book Day AND Literacy Day all incoming, there’s no excuse to not pick up a new book or talk about your favourites – so tell us which fresh books or beloved stories are on your radar right now!

#NationalReadaBookDay #BuyaBookDay #LiteracyDay #ButterflyBooks
An image of a person reading a book with a hot drink in a mug, with the text: Celebrate Reading National Read a Book Day Discover the joy of reading and share your favourites! The multi-coloured Butterfly Books logo sits in the right hand corner
September 5, 2025 at 10:24 AM
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Did you know that September is officially the International Month of Black Women in the Arts? The perfect time to give an always well deserved shout out to our co-founder/co-author Kerrine Bryan – why not join us!

#WomenInSTEM #DiversityInTech #FemaleRoleModels #butterflybooks
Co-founder / co-author Kerrine behind a table full of Butterfly Books' titles, flanked by blue balloons
September 2, 2025 at 8:30 AM
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With National Science Week hitting during the school holidays, there’s no better time to introduce your little ones to My Mummy is a Scientist and My Mummy is an Engineer – a whole world of science fun awaits!

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A pink background littered with stars, with the covers for My Mummy is a Scientist and My Mummy is an Engineer in each corner, with the Butterfly Books logo and a blue planet in the other corners. In the middle is a blue block which says National Science Week!
August 12, 2025 at 11:10 AM
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With #FarmworkerAppreciationDay and #ProfessionalEngineersDay here, let’s take a moment to give a big thank you to these brilliant workers who have inspired not one, but two of our books – obviously including our cofounder and engineer Kerrine!

#butterflybooks #inspiring #kidlit
The covers of My Mummy is a Farmer and My Mummy is an Engineer, with a couple of open pages shown from the latter. The multicoloured Butterfly Books butterfly logo sits in the bottom right corner.
August 5, 2025 at 1:26 PM
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It’s the school holidays, so with National Colouring Book Day coming this weekend, why not give the kids a chance to show off their creativity by downloading a page from one of our books to colour in?

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#colouringbookday #bookloversday #butterflybooks
Activities - Butterfly Books
Check out our fun range of free activities below. Try all of our activities, then engage with us on social media showing us all of your amazing work
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July 31, 2025 at 9:24 AM
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It’s Paperback Book Day on the 30th, and we’re never shy about our book recommendations – but what are you reading right now and what are your favourite books that you’d suggest everyone should read? 📚

#PaperbackBookDay #kidsbooks #butterflybooks #children #childrensbook #ReadingisFun #books
An image where two people are sitting on a pile of books, reading, with a green background. The text says: Paperback book day What are your favourite books?
July 29, 2025 at 8:40 AM
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So our teams didn’t get off to the best of starts over the weekend in their opening Euro 2025 matches, but it’s still all to play for – so let’s cheer on England vs Netherlands, and Wales vs France for Wednesday! ⚽🏆

#MyMummyisaFootballer #Euros #WEURO2025 #butterflybooks
An image showing the Women's Euros 2025 logo, with the fixtures of England vs Netherlands and France vs Wales
July 8, 2025 at 8:34 AM
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Our talented co-founder/author Jason delves into the concept of so-called ‘masculine energy’ in business and the issues which surround it, in his thoughtful and fascinating feature published by Elite Business – read it here:

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‘Masculine energy' in business underlines the case for being simply 'human'
From its biological definition to considerations of its social constructs, the debate surrounding gender has reached fever pitch of late.
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June 19, 2025 at 9:01 AM
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🦋 New blog review is up!
The Girl Who Drew Butterflies is a stunning middle grade biography of Maria Merian—artist, scientist, and quiet revolutionary.
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#BookSky 💙📚 #WomenInScience #MiddleGradeNonfiction #ButterflyBooks
Book Review: The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian’s Art Changed Science by Joyce Sidman
A beautifully illustrated middle grade biography of Maria Merian—the 17th-century artist-scientist who transformed our understanding of butterflies, nature, and the role of women in science. Summar…
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June 18, 2025 at 2:34 PM
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Much love and thanks going out to all the wonderful Dads out there for Father’s Day this weekend, who deserve the very best across the board! How are you treating your dearest Dad for the day? ❤

#HappyFathersDay2025 #childrensbooks #MyDaddysaNurse #ButterflyBooks
A green background with tear marks, one showing the multicoloured Butterfly Books logo in the corner, and the main message: Happy Father's Day off centre. In the middle of the image is a page from My Daddy's a Nurse, which shows the father and his daughter sitting at the family table playing a game, while their dog plays at their feet. The words on the page excerpt says: When daddy gets home from work, we share the adventures of our day; tales of courage, kindness and community, and then we laugh and play.
June 13, 2025 at 10:34 AM
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If you’re looking for a way to get your little ones to eat more greens, tell them about Eat Your Veggies Day (during Fruit and Veg Month, of course!) to give them a little encouragement… and to add a little more healthy colour to their plate! 🥦🥕🌽

#FreshVeggiesDay #butterflybooks
A page from My Mummy is a Farmer, showing a girl wearing a straw hat and dungarees, carrying a basket of freshly picked strawberries, while three chicks run around her feet.
June 10, 2025 at 10:30 AM
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June might be #SportAmericaKidsMonth, but let’s be honest, any time is great to get kids moving and active! Are you doing anything special with your kids to encourage their sporting passions? ⚽⚾🏀🏈🎾🥋

#butterflybooks #kids #stem #children #childrensbook #kidsbooks #ReadingisFun #MyMummyisaFootballer
An image from My Mummy is a Footballer showing the mummy with her son playing with a football
June 6, 2025 at 9:26 AM
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We’re in the tail end of #NationalChildrensGardeningWeek, but there’s always time to help improve our environment. Gardens are such a joy in the eyes of our little ones, so let’s keep that love growing while making a positive change! 🌱

#butterflybooks #ReadingisFun #KidLit
An image from My Mummy is a Firefighter, where kids are playing in a garden along with a dog, while the adults enjoy the garden in the background
May 29, 2025 at 4:43 PM
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She started drawing whatever people would pay for.
Now she’s co-authoring butterfly coloring books with entomologists.

⚫ Dr. Susan Strawn’s story is one of curiosity, connection, and creativity.
⚫ Watch Episode 6: youtu.be/V66OT9iJXm8

#iNNOVATIONInsights #CreativeCareer #ButterflyBooks #ScienceArt
Innovation in Narratives with Dr. Susan Strawn: Ep. 6 | iNNOVATION Insights Podcast
Welcome to iNNOVATION Insights, hosted by Dr. Eulanda Sanders. In this enlightening episode, Dr. Susan Strawn, Professor Emerita of Apparel, Design, and Merc...
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May 29, 2025 at 4:03 PM
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Fancy a lovey new guest reading? We’ve been very lucky to have Northern Trains driver from Manchester, Anna Shadlock, perform My Mummy is a Train Driver – enjoy her wonderful reading right here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=H4e5...

#MyMummyisTrainDriver #kidlit #ButterflyBooks
My Mummy is a Train Driver
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May 22, 2025 at 9:51 AM
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While mummies and daddies are the focus of our books, it’s easy to forget they’re actually written from the perspectives of eager and enthusiastic children – the very minds we’re helping to shape for the future, and something we want to highlight ahead of #DayoftheChild!

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The Butterfly Books logo surrounded by images showing: A girl colouring/drawing while watching TV in her living room A boy playing football with his mother A girl sitting on a tractor watching her farmer mother A group of children playing on a field while a firefighter claps and watches
April 28, 2025 at 6:29 PM
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Here’s a random question: do you know any plumbers? And did you know today is Hug a Plumber day? Why not give them some love or share your appreciation for this incredibly important trade that inspired one of our books?

#HugaPlumberDay #NationalHugaPlumberDay #MyMummyisaPlumber #ButterflyBooks
The cover of My Mummy is a Plumber, which shows a house with lots of different tools and pipes, taps and shower heads coming from it, flanked by the mummy plumber and her son
April 25, 2025 at 8:39 AM
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🎶In Poetry Month we express our glee
of verses that bring us joy,
So it’s only fair today that we
share our rhymes for girls and boys!🎶

#PoetryMonth #NationalPoetryMonth #PoetryandtheCreativeMindDay #WorldCreativityandInnovationDay #MyDaddyisaNurse #MyMummyisaFootballer #butterflybooks
A page from My Mummy is a Footballer which shows a crowd playing music, with the rhymes which say: My mummy is a footballer! Her team are on the up. We will score so many goals, And then we’ll lift the cup! A page from My Daddy is a Nurse which shows nurses sitting and taking notes, playing and studying, with the rhymes which say: My daddy is a nurse. He shares his happiness and strength. And when it comes to health care, He’ll go to any length.
April 17, 2025 at 9:15 AM
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With #EncourageAYoungWriterDay converging alongside #LibraryWeek, it’s the ideal time to cheer on the youthful readers and writers out there in order to help shape a better future for all.

Do you have any budding scribes you want to highlight and shout out to? 🖋🌟

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April 10, 2025 at 1:22 PM
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Need a little inspiration within your workplace and hope for the future? Our co-founder/author Kerrine Bryan shares her thoughts about how early education is key to breaking gender stereotypes, via this excellent feature in SheCanCode:

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Is inspiring talent at the grassroots the key to safeguarding DEI in STEM?
Chartered electrical engineer Kerrine Bryan explores the current challenges facing DEI and what must be done to safeguard progress.
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April 8, 2025 at 8:57 AM
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This week we’ve been celebrating Reading is Funny Day and Children’s Book Day, so enjoy a little highlight page from My Mummy is a Firefighter!

#ReadingisFunnyDay #ReadingisFunny #Funday #FunatWorkDay #ChildrensBookDay #MyMummyisaFirefighter #butterflybooks
A group of young kids are playing and dancing while a member of the Fire Brigade cheers and claps. 
April 2, 2025 at 9:28 PM
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Let’s send all our love and thanks to the very women who have inspired our books from day one – a massive Happy Mother’s Day to all the wonderful mothers in our lives and deserve nothing but the best, not just this Sunday, but every day.

#MothersDay #MothersDayUK #MothersDay25 #butterflybooks
An image of pink flowers on a white background, which says 'Celebrating Mopther's Day', with the multicoloured Butterfly Books logo in the rop corner and a mother and daughter from one of the books in the bottom corner.
March 28, 2025 at 11:31 AM