Benny's True Colors
Benny may look like a bat on the outside, but Benny doesn't like flying at night, eating bugs, or hanging upside down. Benny does like sunshine and fluttering, colorful wings. On the inside, Benny knows he is a butterfly. "I want my outside to match who I am inside!"
With the help of some butterfly friends in the garden, Benny makes a happy change, and his friends and his momma all love him just the same.
BENNY'S TRUE COLORS is a transformative story about knowing your true self and the joy of letting the world know you, too.
About Norene Paulson (Des Moines, Iowa Author)
Norene Paulson is a word-loving, book-reading, story-writing kid lit author. Growing up in South Dakota, Norene spent long hours exploring the frontier with Laura Ingalls Wilder and solving mysteries with Nancy Drew. Now grown up and living in Iowa, Norene , a former middle school language arts teacher, writes picture books that celebrate friendship, acceptance, and inclusion. She is the author of BENNY’S TRUE COLORS, illustrated by Anne Passchier (Macmillan, 2020) and WHAT’S SILLY HAIR DAY WITH NO HAIR? illustrated by Camila Carrossine (Albert Whitman, 2021). Norene lives on an acreage with her husband and rescue pup, Ellie. When she isn’t reading or writing, you will find her playing—you guessed it! —word games.
