Awards

• Long-listed for First Nation Communities READ 2023 (Canada)
• Short-listed for First Nation Communities READ Award 2023 (Canada)

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A powerful and emotional book. Five stars. -- My Book Abyss A Blanket of Butterflies is a great addition to a high school library's graphic novel collection, a good choice as a supplemental novel for high school English classes, and certainly a must for any Indigenous studies class. Recommended. --Joanne Peters CM Reviews The pace of the novel, as well as the balance between text and image, [are] particularly satisfying. --Karyn Huenemann There Will Be Books Blog Get a copy of A Blanket of Butterflies for your library or classroom, or for your own young readers. I really like it and highly recommend it. --Debbie Reese AICL

A Blanket of Butterflies is a great addition to a high school library's graphic novel collection, a good choice as a supplemental novel for high school English classes, and certainly a must for any Indigenous studies class. Recommended. --Joanne Peters CM Reviews A powerful and emotional book. Five stars. -- My Book Abyss The pace of the novel, as well as the balance between text and image, [are] particularly satisfying. --Karyn Huenemann There Will Be Books Blog Get a copy of A Blanket of Butterflies for your library or classroom, or for your own young readers. I really like it and highly recommend it. --Debbie Reese AICL

A Blanket of Butterflies is a great addition to a high school library's graphic novel collection, a good choice as a supplemental novel for high school English classes, and certainly a must for any Indigenous studies class. Recommended. A powerful and emotional book. Five stars. -- My Book Abyss The pace of the novel, as well as the balance between text and image, [are] particularly satisfying. --Karyn Huenemann There Will Be Books Blog Get a copy of A Blanket of Butterflies for your library or classroom, or for your own young readers. I really like it and highly recommend it. --Debbie Reese AICL

Get a copy of A Blanket of Butterflies for your library or classroom, or for your own young readers. I really like it and highly recommend it. -- Debbie Reese * AICL * Richard Van Camp on his hope for The Spirit of Denendeh feature interview in the Quill & Quire. -- Angela Wright * Quill & Quire * The story and messages of honor, respect, peace, and human connection are powerful and moving. Valuable cultural and historical insights...support the story. -- Kirkus Reviews * Kirkus Reviews * Among CBC Books 22 Canadian comics we can't wait to read this fall -- CBC Books * CBC Books * A Blanket of Butterflies is a great addition to a high school library's graphic novel collection, a good choice as a supplemental novel for high school English classes, and certainly a must for any Indigenous studies class. Recommended. -- Joanne Peters * CM Reviews * The connections are mind-blowing...a beautiful book...a fascinating story. -- Shelagh Rogers * The Next Chapter * Among CBC Books The Best Canadian Comics of 2022 * CBC Books * This beautiful new edition, illustrated in full colour for the first time, tells the story of a young Dene boy and his grandmother helping a Japanese man recover his grandfather’s armour. -- Sean Graham * Active History * Among American Indians in Children's Literature (AICL) Best Books 2022 * American Indians in Children's Literature * A Blanket of Butterflies is a powerful tribute to the ways that different peoples’ cultures and histories have crossed and become connected throughout history. This book has stunning and intricately crafted action sequences. -- Spencer Miller * 49th Kids * Nominated for YALSA Great Graphic Novels for Teens List for 2024 * Young Adult Library Association *

Among American Indians in Children's Literature (AICL) Best Books 2022 -- American Indians in Children's Literature A Blanket of Butterflies is a powerful tribute to the ways that different peoples' cultures and histories have crossed and become connected throughout history. This book has stunning and intricately crafted action sequences. --Spencer Miller 49th Kids Among CBC Books The Best Canadian Comics of 2022 -- CBC Books This beautiful new edition, illustrated in full colour for the first time, tells the story of a young Dene boy and his grandmother helping a Japanese man recover his grandfather's armour. --Sean Graham Active History The connections are mind-blowing...a beautiful book...a fascinating story. --Shelagh Rogers The Next Chapter A Blanket of Butterflies is a great addition to a high school library's graphic novel collection, a good choice as a supplemental novel for high school English classes, and certainly a must for any Indigenous studies class. Recommended. --Joanne Peters CM Reviews Among CBC Books 22 Canadian comics we can't wait to read this fall --CBC Books CBC Books Richard Van Camp on his hope for The Spirit of Denendeh feature interview in the Quill & Quire. --Angela Wright Quill & Quire The story and messages of honor, respect, peace, and human connection are powerful and moving. Valuable cultural and historical insights...support the story. --Kirkus Reviews Kirkus Reviews Get a copy of A Blanket of Butterflies for your library or classroom, or for your own young readers. I really like it and highly recommend it. --Debbie Reese AICL

Author Information

Richard Van Camp (he/him/his) is a proud member of the Tłı̨chǫ Nation from Fort Smith, Northwest Territories. He is the author of more than 25 books including The Lesser Blessed (also a feature film), the Eisner Award–nominated graphic novel A Blanket of Butterflies (with Scott B. Henderson), and Three Feathers (also a feature film). He is a contributor to the groundbreaking graphic novel anthology This Place: 150 Years Retold. Richard is also the author of five collections of short stories, including Night Moves, and six baby books, including the award-winning Little You (with Julie Flett). Scott B. Henderson (he/him) is a freelance illustrator, whose reputation for cultural sensitivity and an openness to listen and learn has garnered a large body of work in collaboration with Indigenous and LGBTQIA+ communities. His work spans several critically acclaimed graphic novels, including 7 Generations: A Plains Cree Saga (Indigenous history & Residential Schools); A Girl Called Echo series (Métis history); A Blanket of Butterflies (2016 Eisner Nomination); a short story in Marvel Voices: Pride #1 (2022); and the post-apocalypse graphic novel, Last Breeds (fall 2024). Scott is a member of the LGBTQIA+ community. He resides in Winnipeg with his partner. Since 1998, Donovan Yaciuk (he/him/his) has coloured books published by Marvel, DC, Dark Horse comics, and HighWater Press including the A Girl Called Echo and The Reckoner Rises series, as well as select stories in This Place: 150 Years Retold. Donovan holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts (Honours) from the University of Manitoba and began his career as a part of the legendary, now-defunct Digital Chameleon colouring studio. He lives in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, with his wife and two daughters. Nickolej Villiger (he/him/his) is a comic book artist and illustrator. Nickolej is also a musician and has composed, produced, and arranged for video games and film. Dedicated to his family and fans of his work, he is most fulfilled when creating something that is uniquely his own. Nickolej lives and works in Lethbridge, Alberta.

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