While trying everything she could think of to make herself beautiful, Tonya discovers the secret of beauty is about how you act. Beloved author, Liberty Dendron writing and graphic, colorful pictures seem to jump right off the page-but they are jumping to help Tonya discover the secret of beauty There is no secret. If you love and care for others, be kind and patient and do only good deeds, then you will look pretty. The love in your heart for others is what makes you beautiful." Mouth agape, Tonya listened intently to the butterfly. "A little while ago, you treated those poor creatures with meanness. That's how you became ugly. The more your heart is filled with cruelty and anger, the uglier you'll become," said the butterfly. Young children will learn a valuable lesson about teamwork from this funny, favorite kids story