The spring is a great time to discuss and explore butterflies and caterpillars, but you can do this any time of the year. This post shares butterfly children’s books that you can use for this purpose. All of the picture books on this list lend themselves to this topic really well. Take a peek below to learn more about these butterfly children’s books!
The Very Impatient Caterpillar by Ross Burach
Have you ever felt impatient? Does your mind wander while waiting? The caterpillar in The Very Impatient Caterpillar certainly has! Told in a humorous, speech-bubble format, the story shows dialogue between an impatient and patient caterpillar.
Through this story, the caterpillar explores what it means to metamorphosize into a butterfly. Readers learn about the life cycle of butterflies, as well as humanizing the process of patience from animals.
Check out these The Very Impatient Caterpillar teaching resources and activities to help you plan and deliver highly engaging read aloud lessons!
The Little Butterfly that Could by Ross Burach
The Little Butterfly that Could by Ross Burach continues the story of our butterfly friend The Very Impatient Caterpillar. The little butterfly finds that he has been separated from the group of migrating butterflies and now has to make the journey on his own. He comes across a whale who tells him he has 200 more miles to go, and the butterfly starts to panic!
The little butterfly keeps saying there is no way that he can fly 200 miles and tries to get out of making the journey. With the help of his whale friend, the butterfly learns to try to fly and believe in himself.
The little butterfly makes the 200 mile journey and persevered through a challenging task!
Check out these The Little Butterfly that Could teaching resources and activities to help you plan and deliver highly engaging read aloud lessons!
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