Follows the progress of a hungry little caterpillar as he eats his way through a varied and very large quantity of food until, full at last, he forms a cocoon around himself and goes to sleep and wakes up a butterfly.

Follows the adventures of Henri the Caterpillar, who leaves the safety of his garden to embark on an adventure of a lifetime.

Impressed by the proud caterpillar's boast that she will turn into a butterfly when she grows up, a polliwog determines to watch the caterpillar very carefully and turn into a butterfly too.

A caterpillar reassures a worried bear that they will see each other again when the caterpillar emerges from its cocoon.

"When a caterpillar is called "beautiful" one day, he wonders, what could that mean? No one has the same answer. A bear declares that honeycomb is beautiful, the squirrels find dry leaves are beautiful, and a mole loves his beautiful burrow. All the while, the blackbird disagrees with each answer! Will the caterpillar ever find out what beautiful means?"--

"Horace and Hattie watch a caterpillar become a butterfly ... and are inspired to attempt a transformation of their own!"--

A caterpillar and a young goose become great friends, but as they grow up they undergo changes which separate them for awhile.

To keep from being eaten, an inchworm measures a robin's tail, a flamingo's neck, a toucan's beak, a heron's legs, and a nightingale's song.

Inspired by the sight of some school kids releasing butterflies up into the sky, a young boy turns into a "butterfly scientist" and helps his teacher and classmates care fro some caterpillars as they grow into butterflies.

This book lets children see the world through the eyes of one of the most beautiful insects on Earth – a butterfly. Readers will learn about how caterpillars change into butterflies, what butterflies eat, and where they live. Age-appropriate text is perfect for beginning readers and young listeners. A Words to Know section helps young readers make connections between the illustrations and concepts that may be new to them. Bright, full-color illustrations...