Today’s Picture Book Postcard is from the butterfly girl of Butterfly Sea.
Butterfly Sea, a story of a young photographer searching for butterflies with her younger tag-along sibling, reminds us that even the smallest wings can carry the biggest memories.
Butterfly Sea
Author: Cynthia Mackey
Illustrator: Marie-Laure Couët
Publisher: Tielmour Press
Publication Date: January 30, 2026
The story was inspired in part by my class of nature preschool explorers and in part by my role as a citizen scientist documenting butterflies for the David Suzuki Foundation.
– Author Cynthia Mackey
About Author Cynthia Mackey
Cynthia Mackey’s poetry appears in The Toy, The Dirigible Balloon, and Little Thoughts Press. Her debut picture book, If a Bumblebee Lands on Your Toe, published with Yeehoo Press (2025) and has been acquired by Picnic Heist Publishing. Her second book, Butterfly Sea is published by Tielmour Press and a portion of proceeds from each book goes toward reforestation.
Find out more about this author at www.booksbycindy.com.
About Illustrator Marie-Laure Couët
Hailing from Québec City, Marie-Laure Couët is a mixed media illustrator and designer with a love of collage, found objects, and chickens. When she isn’t working on picture book illustrations she is empowering other illustrators and forging community as the Illustrator Coordinator for the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators, Canada East.
Find out more about this illustrator at marielaurecouet.myportfolio.com/.
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