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Join Shelby the snail and Mona, an emerging butterfly, as their friendship reaches new heights.

Shelby excitedly observes Mona’s transformation from a chrysalis to a butterfly while fondly sharing memories of their friendship. When Mona takes flight, Shelby longs to be with her. Thanks to a caring gardener, Shelby reunites with his best friend.

A wonderfully illustrated book about remarkable transformations and enduring companionship.
Janice Khoo is the co-author of Sing a Song of Hawker Food, a collection of fractured nursery rhymes with a local twist. She believes that everyone has a story to tell, even snails and butterflies. Shelby and Mona is her second book. Janice resides in Singapore with her husband and two children.

EorG (Evelyn Ghozalli) has illustrated over 80 children’s stories and written several under the pseudonym EorG. She has won numerous awards, including the Samsung KidsTime Award 2016, Best Illustrator Award at the Islamic Book Fair 2018 and the Indonesia Art Award 2018. She is the founder of the Indonesian Children’s Book Illustrators Circle (KELIR).

Authors

Shelby and Mona