Better with Butter

De: Victoria Piontek

Narrado por: Erin Moon

Twelve-year-old Marvel is afraid of absolutely everything - amusement-park rides, food poisoning, earthquakes, and that big island of plastic floating through the ocean. She also obsesses about smaller worries like making friends, getting called on by the teacher, and walking home alone. Her parents and the school therapist call her worries an anxiety disorder, but Marvel calls them armor. If something can happen, it will. She needs to be prepared.

But when Marvel stumbles on a group of older kids teasing a baby goat that has mysteriously shown up on the soccer field, she momentarily forgets to be afraid and rescues the frightened animal. Only Butter isn't any old goat. She's a fainting goat. When Butter feels panic, she freezes up and falls over. Marvel knows exactly how Butter feels and precisely what Butter needs - her.

Soon, the two are inseparable, and Butter thrives under Marvel's support. But Butter also helps Marvel. Everything is better with Butter by her side, and Marvel starts to imagine a life in which she doesn't have to be so afraid...until she's told she might have to give up Butter forever. Will Marvel find a way to fight for her friend? Or will she revert back to the anxious, lonely person she used to be?

©2021 Victoria Piontek (P)2021 Tantor

Butter and marvel

I liked it all the way they played and had fun and made more friends together and over came fears together

Positive message

The reader’s male voices are lame. It would have been better to let someone else read those parts.

Loved it!

My children enjoyed it and I appreciated the encouraging message about overcoming fear the necessity of loving relationships.

Butter so cute

How butter faints
So cute marvel was talking about how cute butter fainting was if I was marvel I would be in love with butter so I don’t blame her

Easy and enjoyable Read

Loved the book- easy for the kids to relate to . Lots of great family discussion following the book.