Monarch is a classic story about our relationship with the natural world. In the story, a Monarch butterfly is
blown off course by a storm. The butterfly is lovingly sheltered by two sisters, who fee
Monarch is a classic story about our relationship with the natural world. In the story, a Monarch butterfly is
blown off course by a storm. The butterfly is lovingly sheltered by two sisters, who feed it and watch over
it until it is healthy enough to continue its migration south.
The relationship of the girls and the butterfly is
brilliantly conveyed by the warm, imaginative drawings of Jessica Bartram.
Stephen Hume
lives in Victoria, B.C.. He has two adult daughters, Georgia and Natalie. He reads, writes, watches movies, and practices Buddhism and chen style tai chi. Stephen teaches writing to graduate and undergraduate students in the Economics Department at the University of Victoria. He incorporates movies into his lectures, especially movies that have an economics theme, such as Fight Club, The Grapes of Wrath, and Dr. Strangelove.
Jessica Bromley Bartram
is an illustrator, graphic designer, and embroidery enthusiast who lives in Ottawa. She has a BA honour in English from the University of Guelph and a second Bachelor's degree in Graphic Design from the Ontario College of Art & Design. Visit Jessica's web site at jessicabartram.ca.
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