by Michele Swaner (Author), Jerianne Van Dijk (Illustrator)
A young girl named Cicely has her portrait painted by a famous artist. All goes well until one day she has a full-blown tantrum and swears at him! Will she get in trouble and get kicked out of the studio? Or will she learn something about the artist, herself, and the city she lives in?
"The Butterfly and Me" is based on the true story of a young girl painted by the artist James McNeill Whistler in the 1870s. In the story, we meet Cicely Alexander and experience her adventures with Whistler and the difficulties of having her portrait painted.
