Sibylle Olfers

The root children spend the winter underground in the care of Mother Earth. When spring comes, they go into the world with flowers and grass. After playing in the fields, on the ponds and in the meadows all summer, they return to their underground home in autumn--Back Cover.

Far, far away, the butterfly folk live in a kingdom of beautiful gardens. The butterfly children play, dance and sing all day long with their little brothers and sisters, the caterpillars. The children can't wait until the first day of spring, when they will finally get their wings. But first, they must learn about the many brightly-colored flowers in the kingdom, so they can take part in the flying procession of peacock, swallowtail, red admiral...