From two-time Geisel Honor–winning author-illustrator Sergio Ruzzier comes a timeless picture book about a young polar bear who befriends a butterfly and encounters new experiences.

BIANCA AND THE BUTTERFLY
by Sergio Ruzzier
HarperCollins Children’s Books, March 2025

Sergio is one of Maurice Sendak’s artistic heirs, having won the prestigious Sendak Fellowship in 2011. His work has been met with much acclaim, including two Geisel Honor Medals, as well as awards by American Illustration, the Society of Illustrators, Communication Arts, and the Society of Publication Designers.

Sergio Ruzzier is a two-time Geisel Honor–winning picture book author and illustrator. Sergio has written and illustrated many picture books, including Fox and Chick: The Party, a 2019 Geisel Honor Book; Fish and Wave, a 2023 Geisel Honor Book; Two Mice; and more. He was a recipient of the 2011 Sendak Fellowship and winner of the Parents’ Choice Gold Medal for The Room of Wonders and This Is Not a Picture Book!