A whimsical, wide-awake collection of observations from a child's point of view, illustrated with Maurice Sendak's most playful drawings. Ruth Krauss and Sendak collaborated on eight books together, and Open House for Butterflies is among the most cherished, a small, squarish hardcover packed with short, funny, wise discoveries, including that it is polite to leave your windows open for butterflies, and that some people's mothers you know you'll hate before you even meet them. A book to read slowly, more than once, and ideally out loud. First published in 1960 and reissued as part of a program bringing back twenty-two Sendak treasures long out of print.

• 48 pages
• 5.4" x 0.6" x 6.6"
• Ages 4+