Very Impatient Caterpillar

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! Praise for The Little Butterfly That Could: "Will elicit plenty of giggles, and sly pictorial details will keep a broad range of readers happy during rereads." -- Kirkus Reviews Praise for The Little Butterfly That Could: "Will elicit plenty of giggles, and sly pictorial details will keep a broad range of readers happy during rereads." -- Kirkus Reviews

This laugh-out-loud companion to The Very Impatient Caterpillar and The Little Butterfly That Could is perfect for bedtime — or any time! A delightful complement to the classic, Goodnight, Moon! Who needs to sleep at night anyway? There's so much I'd miss! I'll just be nocturnal too. What do you think? I think we need to get you back to sleep. Readers will laugh themselves silly as they learn to find their inner calm so they can sleep - even when they wake in the night - and also discover the difference between nocturnal and diurnal animals. With his signature sidesplitting humor, sensitivity, and heart, author, artist and cartoonist, Ross Burach addresses common social-emotional themes in the lives of young children: patience, persistence, self-confidence and mindfulness. He also weaves curriculum-friendly science topics, from metamorphosis to migration and beyond, into his stories, making them STEM and LEAF* friendly. (*LEAF = Laughter, Emotions, A little science, Friendship).

This laugh-out-loud adventure in the Very Impatient Caterpillar series celebrates self-love and the wonders of pollination. How did YOU collect SOO MUCH POLLEN??? I have sticky hairs EVERYWHERE! Oh! I'm not sticky enough. It's okay. You don't need to collect as much pollen as a bee. Just be a butterfly. Right. Right. You're saying I need to be STICKIER. This laugh-out-loud companion to Ross Burach's The Very Impatient Caterpillar, The Little Butterfly That Could, and Goodnight, Butterfly playfully encourages readers to embrace their own uniqueness while also presenting the steps of pollination. Praise for The Little Butterfly That Could: "Will elicit plenty of giggles, and sly pictorial details will keep a broad range of readers happy during rereads." -- Kirkus Reviews 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 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 humor 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.

HEY! What are you guys doing? We're going to metamorphosize. Meta-WHAT-now? Transform into butterflies. Right. Right. I knew that... WAIT?! You're telling me I can become a BUTTERFLY? Yes. With wings? Yes. Wait for ME!! Ross Burach's hilarious, tongue-in-cheek exploration of metamorphosis will make you flutter with glee, while also providing real facts about how caterpillars transform into butterflies.

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! p>Praise for The Little Butterfly That Could: "Will elicit plenty of giggles, and sly pictorial details will keep a broad range of readers happy during rereads." -- Kirkus Reviews 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 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

This laugh-out-loud companion to The Very Impatient Caterpillar and The Little Butterfly That Could is perfect for bedtime — or any time! A delightful complement to the classic, Goodnight, Moon! Who needs to sleep at night anyway? There's so much I'd miss! I'll just be nocturnal too. What do you think? I think we need to get you back to sleep. Readers will laugh themselves silly as they learn to find their inner calm so they can sleep - even when they wake in the night - and also discover the difference between nocturnal and diurnal animals. With his signature sidesplitting humor, sensitivity, and heart, author, artist and cartoonist, Ross Burach addresses common social-emotional themes in the lives of young children: patience, persistence, self-confidence and mindfulness.

Make way for another riotous adventure in the Very Impatient Caterpillar series that slyly combines science and social-emotional learning with laugh-out-loud humor! Perfect for fans of Mo Willems' Pigeon series. "Full of witty banter...a buzzworthy choice." - Kirkus Reviews How did YOU collect SO MUCH POLLEN??? I have sticky hairs EVERYWHERE! Oh! I'm not sticky enough. It's okay. You don't need to collect as much pollen as a bee. Just be a butterfly. Right. You're saying I need to be STICKIER. This hilarious final installment in Ross Burach's Very Impatient Caterpillar series playfully encourages readers to love who they are, while also illuminating the importance of pollinators to our ecosystem. Praise for Make Way for Butterfly: "Our familiar, tiny (and, of course, impatient) hero is back to study pollination. . . . Full of witty banter, the back-and-forth exchanges told through different colored speech bubbles are ideal for pairs to read aloud. The fun wordplay . . . also adds to the delight. Combining info on the natural world with lessons on self-acceptance, this is a buzzworthy choice. Bee-you-tiful." - Kirkus Reviews Praise for Goodnight, Butterfly: "Everyone's favorite frantic insect is back. . . . It wouldn't be Burach's style without one more final, silly twist. Chatty dialogue in different colored speech bubbles amps up the wit. . . .Fun bedtime fare that's sure to have little ones nodding along before nodding off." - Kirkus Reviews Praise for The Little Butterfly That Could: "Will elicit plenty of giggles, and sly pictorial details will keep a broad range of readers happy during rereads." -- Kirkus Reviews 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 is t