17 May Review: Bye Bye, Butterfly
Bye Bye, Butterfly
Series: Agent Binky : Pets of the Universe; 1
Creator: Ashley Spires
Adaptor: Naseem Hrab
Illustrator: Mike Shiell
Based on TV episode written by: Andrew Sabiston
Kids Can Press, 2025
ISBN: 9781525312571 (paperback)
$8.99 CAD (paperback)
40 pages
Ages: 3 to 6 years old, Preschool – grade 1
Review by: Cassandra Ricafort
Agent Binky is no ordinary cat. He is a member of P.U.R.S.T. (Pets of the Universe Ready for Space Travel) tasked with protecting humans from aliens (aka bugs). While reading one day, Binky notices an Inchalong crawlicus (code name: caterpillar) on the windowsill. Unfazed by these are slow-moving aliens, Binky only presses the alarm once to signify a low-level threat—a One Paw Alert. As the days pass, the caterpillar is still on the windowsill, growing bigger and morphing day by day. Fearful of the “alien’s” power to change, Binky and his team round up in their secret lab (basement) to deal with the alien threat. Derived from a TV series, Bye Bye, Butterfly is rich with playful and colour-rich illustrations. There is quite a lot of text for younger audiences and would be better suited for children aged 5 to 8. This picture book is quite entertaining all the same, and would be a perfect fit for story time.