I have put my heart and soul into this book; my illustrator, Ronaldo Perez, shares in this immeasurable excitement with me, as well.

I have held theZebra Longwing's golden eggs on the green Passiflora leaves; I have seen these tiny, yellow eggs emerge into "spiked, inching caterpillars," and watched, as they slowly suspend themselves on thin, dry branches in the Chrysalis stage.

Today, Flutternutter still returns to her "home," and visits each afternoon in Loxahatchee to her familiar place, dancing away in the hot, Florida sunshine.  Truly, there is nothing more beautiful than to watch her "flutter" so gracefully!