by Alison Shepard

The transformation of a caterpillar into a butterfly is a miraculous one. It's also a wonderful metaphor to contemplate for when we are...

Are you looking for some fun things to do this autumn? There are some really great family fun activities to check out on the west side...

"Asleep in the garden, Millie dreamed of her fate. She could hardly believe in something so great." Do you have a dream? I think all of...

Sometimes it's difficult for us to see our hidden potential. That was definitely the case for Millie. She had these secret longings...

Did you know that dragonflies are terrific bugs to have a round for pest control? Yes, that's right, they eat many of the bugs that can...

Millie's friend, Gordon the grasshopper is a fun-loving friend. He loves to jump and fly and run. Do you have a friend like Gordon? Or...

Did you know that there are around 6,000 different types of ladybugs worldwide? How incredible! Actually, a lady bug isn't considered...

Boris is an Eastern Hercules Beetle. The Hercules Beetle gets its namesake from the Greek Hero, Hercules, who was known for his...

Did you know that monarch caterpillar's sole source of food is milkweed? Can you imagine only eating one kind of food all the time? Well,...

Hi, there! This is Millie the Monarch caterpillar. Millie is a fourth generation Monarch caterpillar. Monarchs have four generations...

Is a chrysalis like a cocoon? Is there a difference? Yes! Cocoons are the technical term for the silk casing that moths weave around...

We love it when you share your photos and videos with us of reading Millie! Thank you, Danielle! It's wonderful that they are reading it...

What a blessing! We are so excited about our first animate Millie short video! I could not have done this without the amazing talents of...

This is one of the cutest things ever! Little Julian was super pumped to get his copy of Millie!

Send us your photos with Millie and we will share them! The joy on their faces is so precious Thank you, Gina, for capturing this moment!

Each page of Millie the Monarch started out with a charcoal line drawing. After doing the drawing, many of the pages of Millie began...

This photo is of the Monarch after emerging from the chrysalis. It was such an exciting day! I was so in awe of how beautiful it was, and...

Part of the research for writing and illustrating Millie included raising monarch butterflies! They started out as eggs and then once...

It was so much fun to raise a monarch caterpillar and watch it grow and transform! Here is a photo of Millie munching on some milkweed. ...