


(Thanks to Uyenthi Tran Myhre, in 2019 we made Pacific Islander a separate category it had until then been erroneously included in the Asian category. Beginning in 2018, thanks to a new database we created, the CCBC expanded the range of collected data to include representations of LGBTQIAP+ identities, disability, and religion. Since 1985, the CCBC has kept track of children’s books we receive by and about Africans and African Americans in 1994 we also began counting books by and about Asians and Asian Americans, Latinxs, and Indigenous peoples. Previous columns can be found at /tag/ccbc. I’m sure that you will enjoy this book, same as what I felt during and after I finished it.This is the fourth column in a series examining statistics gathered by the recently expanded database of the Cooperative Children’s Book Center (CCBC), a research library of the University of Wisconsin–Madison School of Education. Overall, I highly recommend this book to all the readers no matter what age you are. To be honest, I have this thinking that I want to share this book with my future children. I don’t know how to express in words how I like this book. Villanueva for making this story, and giving us all inspiration.

I just want to say a BIG thank you to Ms. Sab’s beliefs and her journey will give us a lesson that will surely touch our hearts.īefore I spoil any of you, I will stop right there. Because of that, Sab didn’t know what to do, she just wants to celebrate her 11 th birthday with her “Ate” (Big Sister) and her Father. Her father used to tell her that when you saw a black butterfly, it will bring either death or a stroke of bad luck. My Fate According to the Butterfly was all about Sab unexpectedly seeing a giant black butterfly which led her to believe that she will die after seven days. I became immersed in the story that I can’t put the book down. I can’t believe it myself that when I started reading it (before I sleep specifically), I finished it that night also. My Fate According to the Butterfly is one of my book wishlists before, and I promised myself that I need to have a copy of this book before I read it, and fortunately, I was able to purchase a copy and I immediately read it. I know it took me so long to post a book review about this beautiful book, but it is better late than never, and I don’t want to miss this opportunity to discuss why I ended up liking this book.
