The Boy Who Changed the World is a children's picture book written by Andy Andrews. It is a children's book that has a wonderful message and a real purpose. I read this book to 3 of my children ages 10, 5 and 20 months. The review is a little different for each child.
My 20 month old was absolutely thrilled with the pictures and made a game out of finding the butterflies on each page. The butterflies are all throughout the book with at least one on each page and they are beautifully illustrated! Really kept him interested in each page when the actual story was very much above his level.
My 5 year old loves having books read to him but was slightly disinterested in the story as it was hard for him to follow. He liked the pictures but became distracted easily and didn't pay attention as much as he has for other books.
My 10 yr old daughter loved the book and even read it again to herself later on. She loved that each story led to another about a different boy that made decisions that changed the world in small ways that had a huge ripple effect which eventually led to billions being saved from starvation. She talked about it afterwards and it really touched her.
Overall this is a wonderful book that I will cherish and keep as my boys get older so they can read it when the words mean more to them. In the meantime I will pull it out now and then and read it for the great story that is extraordinarily well written and the gorgeous illustrations... or just for butterfly hunting.
