“What are the best Children’s books about Butterflys?” We looked at 153 of the top Kids Butterfly books, aggregating and ranking them so we could answer that very question!

The top 19 titles, all appearing on 3 or more “Best Children’s Butterfly” book lists, are ranked below by how many lists they appear on. The remaining 125+ titles, as well as the lists we used are in alphabetical order at the bottom of the page.

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Top 19 Best Children’s Books About Butterflies

19 .) Are You A Butterfly? written by Judy Allen

Lists It Appears On:

• Goodreads
• Mommy Evolution
• Parenting Chaos

Introduces the life cycle of a butterfly, showing how it changes from an egg to a chrysalis to a butterfly.

18 .) Butterflies And Moths written by Nic Bishop

Lists It Appears On:

• Goodreads
• Parenting Chaos
• Very Well Family

Describes the life cycle of butterflies, from a tiny egg into a caterpillar, to a metamorphosizing pupa, and finally into a beautiful winged butterfly.

17 .) Butterfly Colors and Counting written by Jerry Pallotta

Lists It Appears On:

• Goodreads
• Mommy Evolution
• Parenting Chaos

Count the butterflies from one to ten. Learn their colors, then count again!

16 .) Butterfly House written by Eve Bunting and Greg Shed

Lists It Appears On:

• Barnes And Noble
• Goodreads
• Parenting Chaos

With the help of her grandfather, a little girl makes a house for a larva and watches it develop before setting it free, and every summer after that butterflies come to visit her.

15 .) Elmer and Butterfly written by David McKee

Lists It Appears On:

• Barnes And Noble
• Goodreads
• Parenting Chaos

One day, as Elmer is strolling through the jungle, he hears a cry for help. A butterfly has been trapped in a hole by a fallen branch. Elmer rushes to the rescue and frees her with ease. In return she promises to help Elmer should he ever need it – which might be sooner than he thinks.…

14 .) Fancy Nancy: Bonjour, Butterfly written by Jane O’Connor and Robin Preiss Glasser

Lists It Appears On:

• Barnes And Noble
• Goodreads
• Parenting Chaos

Nancy is furious when she cannot go to her friend Bree’s butterfly-themed birthday party, but her family’s outing might just be extraordinary enough to make her feel better. Includes facts about butterflies.

13 .) From Caterpillar to Butterfly written by Deborah Heiligman

Lists It Appears On:

• Goodreads
• Parenting Chaos
• Very Well Family

While watching a caterpillar brought to school in a glass jar slowly change into a beautiful butterfly, the class and the reader learn the basics about the mystery of metamorphosis.

12 .) Glasswings: A Butterfly’s Story written by Elisa Kleven

Lists It Appears On:

• Confidence Meets Parenting
• Goodreads
• Parenting Chaos

Lost in the city, a butterfly with see-through wings makes friends with a ladybug, an ant, and a pigeon, and together they help flowers bloom and grow.

11 .) How to Raise Monarch Butterflies: A Step-By-Step Guide for Kids written by Carol Pasternak

Lists It Appears On:

• Butterfly Lady
• Goodreads
• Parenting Chaos

Step-by-step instructions and color photographs explain the process of raising monarch butterflies.

10 .) Ten Little Caterpillars written by Bill Martin Jr.

Lists It Appears On:

• Butterfly Lady
• Goodreads
• Parenting Chaos

Illustrations and rhyming text follow ten caterpillars as one wriggles up a flower stem, another sails across a garden pool, and one reaches an apple leaf, where something amazing happens.

9 .) The Life Cycles of Butterflies: From Egg to Maturity written by Bobbie Kalman

Lists It Appears On:

• Goodreads
• Parenting Chaos
• Very Well Family

Presents a photographic look at the life cycle of twenty-three different species of garden butterflies, including information on physical characteristics and range.

8 .) Waiting for Wings written by Lois Ehlert

Lists It Appears On:

• Butterfly Lady
• Goodreads
• Parenting Chaos

Simple text and bright pictures show how butterflies use flowers and identify several types of butterflies.

7 .) Where Butterflies Grow written by Joanne Ryder

Lists It Appears On:

• Goodreads
• Parenting Chaos
• Very Well Family

Describes what it feels like to change from a caterpillar into a butterfly. Includes gardening tips to attract butterflies.

6 .) A Butterfly Is Patient written by Dianna Hutts Aston

Lists It Appears On:

• Butterfly Lady
• Goodreads
• Mommy Evolution
• Parenting Chaos

Colorful illustrations and simple text describe the many characteristics of butterflies.

5 .) Gotta Go! Gotta Go! written by Sam Swope and Sue Riddle

Lists It Appears On:

• Barnes And Noble
• Butterfly Lady
• Goodreads
• Parenting Chaos

Although she does not know why or how, a small creepy-crawly bug is certain that she must make her way to Mexico.

4 .) National Geographic Readers: Caterpillar To Butterfly written by Laura F. Marsh and Laura Marsh

Lists It Appears On:

• Chapters
• Mommy Evolution
• Parenting Chaos
• Very Well Family

Introduces readers to butterflies and the process by which they go from being an egg, to a caterpillar, to a chrysalis, and finally to a butterfly.

3 .) The Very Hungry Caterpillar written by Eric Carle

Lists It Appears On:

• Barnes And Noble
• Goodreads
• Mommy Evolution
• Parenting Chaos

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. Die-cut pages illustrate what the caterpillar ate on successive days.…

2 .) My, Oh My–A Butterfly!: All About Butterflies written by Tish Rabe

Lists It Appears On:

• Barnes And Noble
• Butterfly Lady
• Goodreads
• Mommy Evolution
• Parenting Chaos

Rhyming text explains the nature and habits of butterflies.

1 .) Velma Gratch and the Way Cool Butterfly written by Alan Madison and Kevin Hawkes

Lists It Appears On:

• Barnes And Noble
• Confidence Meets Parenting
• Goodreads
• Mommy Evolution
• Parenting Chaos

Velma starts first grade in the shadow of her memorable older sisters, and while her newfound interest in butterflies helps her to stand out, it also leads to an interesting complication.

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