The Little Butterfly That Could (A Very Impatient Caterpillar Book)

by Ross Burach (Author) Ross Burach (Illustrator)

What if I can't?

Which way to the flowers?

That way. 200 miles.

How am I supposed to travel that far?!

You fly.

Can I take a plane? No.

Then I'll never make it!

This comical companion to Ross Burach's The Very Impatient Caterpillar pays loving homage to every child's struggle to persist through challenges while also delivering a lighthearted lesson on butterfly migration. Remember, if at first you don't succeed, fly, fly again!

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Review quotes

Praise for The Very Impatient Caterpillar:

Will delight fans of Mo Willems's 'Pigeon' series... absolutely charming. — School Library Journal

* A good choice for read aloud[s]... There's definitely some science lurking here among the laughs, and preschool and primary classrooms can jumpstart the life cycle units with this super-charged title. — The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books, starred review

Burach chronicles this miracle of nature in cartoon scenes as loud as the rapid patter... It won't be just adults chuckling at the interactions between the title character and its patiently pupating companions. — Kirkus Reviews

Burach's mixed-media digital artwork makes good use of the cartoon style to depict vibrantly colored caterpillars and the protagonist's overwrought emotions. Particularly humorous are the spot drawings showing the inside of the chrysalis, in which he rails against the measured pace of nature... a good choice for science edutainment. — Booklist

Praise for Truck Full of Ducks:

Burach will have readers quacking up, both with the frequent repetition of the title — 'Did you call for a truck full of ducks?' is a funny line no matter how often it's read or heard — and over the illustrations... Sight gags and side comments in the pictures add further yuks to this ducky delight. — Booklist

Children will delight in the extreme silliness of this story and will repeatedly pore over the detailed, colorful, and quirky illustrations. — School Library Journal

Burach tells his story entirely through dialogue, packing it — and his exuberant, crayon-like digital illustrations — with visual jokes [and] an abundance of funny details to discover in each scene. — Publishers Weekly

Silly details decorate every spread... Storytime audiences will quack up. — Kirkus Reviews

Praise for Billy Bloo Is Stuck in Goo, illustrated by Ross Burach:

2018 CBC Children's Choice Book Awards Finalist

Begs to be read aloud... Gleeful, errant nonsense. — Kirkus Reviews

Plenty to linger (and laugh) over. — Publishers Weekly

Lots of giggles and goo, and weird characters too, in this rhyming cumulative storytime read-aloud, make this title a must-have for picture book collections. — School Library Journal
Ross Burach
ROSS BURACH is the creator of the riotously funny Very Impatient Caterpillar series that includes The Very Impatient Caterpillar; The Little Butterfly That Could; Goodnight, Butterfly; and Make Way for Butterfly. All the books combine humour with curriculum-friendly science topics and relatable social-emotional themes. Ross's other acclaimed books include the picture book Truck Full of Ducks, the board books I Love My Tutu Too!, Potty All-Star, Hi-Five Farm!, and Hi-Five Animals!, named the best board book of the year by Parents magazine, and the Acorn early reader series Bumble and Bee. Ross lives with his family in Brooklyn, New York. You can visit him online at rossburach.com.
Classification
Fiction
ISBN-13
9781338615005
Lexile Measure
-
Guided Reading Level
-
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Publication date
April 06, 2021
Series
A Very Impatient Caterpillar Book
BISAC categories
JUV039140 - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance
JUV029010 - Juvenile Fiction | Nature & the Natural World | Environment
JUV002300 - Juvenile Fiction | Animals | Butterflies, Moths & Caterpillars
Library of Congress categories
Humorous stories
Conduct of life
Humorous fiction
Butterflies
Whales
Helpfulness
Helping behavior
Perseverance (Ethics)
Encouragement

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