Make Way for Butterfly (A Very Impatient Caterpillar Book)

by Ross Burach, Ross Burach (Illustrator)

Overview

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! This springtime favorite centered on pollination is 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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781338752632
Publisher:	Scholastic, Inc.
Publication date:	04/18/2023
Series:	A Very Impatient Caterpillar Book
Pages:	32
Product dimensions:	9.20(w) x 11.00(h) x 0.50(d)
Age Range:	4 - 8 Years

About the Author

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. He also illustrated Audrey Perrott’s Moo Hoo and Baa Haa. Ross lives with his family in Brooklyn, New York. You can visit him online at rossburach.com.

Editorial Reviews

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

From the Publisher

2023-01-12
Our familiar, tiny (and, of course, impatient) hero is back to study pollination.

The harried nymphalid from Burach’s previous tales learns yet another large scientific term (“Polli-WHAT-now?”). Butterfly sees Bee sitting on a flower, covered in yellow specks, and wonders what exactly is happening. After a quick lesson, an extraordinary fact comes to light: Butterflies are pollinators, too! Feigning nonchalance, Butterfly launches an endless string of questions: “Right. Right. Pollen. What’s pollen again?” “NOW what are you doing?” “Got it. So…how many flowers do bees visit each day??” In awe at the amount of pollen Bee collects, Butterfly tries to keep up and even transform into a bee (with the help of some glue, extra pollen baskets, and an elaborate, over-the-top jet pack). Bee, however, with wise assurance, advises after each attempt, “Just be a butterfly.” 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 (the pollinator baskets come from “Flykea”; a poster in the background of one page shows an equation from “Einsting”) also adds to the delight. Combining info on the natural world with lessons on self-acceptance, this is a buzzworthy choice. (This book was reviewed digitally.)

Bee-you-tiful. (Picture book. 5-7)

Kirkus Reviews