“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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Introduces the life cycle of a butterfly, showing how it changes from an egg to a chrysalis to a butterfly.
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Describes the life cycle of butterflies, from a tiny egg into a caterpillar, to a metamorphosizing pupa, and finally into a beautiful winged butterfly.
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Count the butterflies from one to ten. Learn their colors, then count again!
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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.
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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.…
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Step-by-step instructions and color photographs explain the process of raising monarch butterflies.
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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.
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Presents a photographic look at the life cycle of twenty-three different species of garden butterflies, including information on physical characteristics and range.
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Simple text and bright pictures show how butterflies use flowers and identify several types of butterflies.
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Describes what it feels like to change from a caterpillar into a butterfly. Includes gardening tips to attract butterflies.
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Colorful illustrations and simple text describe the many characteristics of butterflies.
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Although she does not know why or how, a small creepy-crawly bug is certain that she must make her way to Mexico.
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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.
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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.…
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Rhyming text explains the nature and habits of butterflies.
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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.
| # | Books | Authors | Lists |
| 20 | Arabella Miller’s Tiny Caterpillar | Clare Jarrett | Goodreads |
| – | – | – | Parenting Chaos |
| 21 | Bird, Butterfly, Eel | James Prosek | Goodreads |
| – | – | – | Parenting Chaos |
| 22 | Butterflies (Blastoff! Readers: World of Insects) | Confidence Meets Parenting | |
| – | – | – | Parenting Chaos |
| 23 | Butterflies in the Garden | Carol Lerner | Goodreads |
| – | – | – | Parenting Chaos |
| 24 | Butterfly Butterfly: A Book of Colors | Petr Horáček | Goodreads |
| – | – | – | Parenting Chaos |
| 25 | Butterfly Count | Sneed B. Collard III | Goodreads |
| – | – | – | Parenting Chaos |
| 26 | Butterfly Garden | Margaret McNamara | Goodreads |
| – | – | – | Parenting Chaos |
| 27 | Butterfly Story | Anca Hariton | Goodreads |
| – | – | – | Parenting Chaos |
| 28 | Butterfly Tree | Sandra Markle | Goodreads |
| – | – | – | Parenting Chaos |
| 29 | Caterpillars, Bugs and Butterflies: Take-Along Guide (Take Along Guides) | Mommy Evolution | |
| – | – | – | Parenting Chaos |
| 30 | Flight of the Butterflies | Roberta Edwards | Goodreads |
| – | – | – | Parenting Chaos |
| 31 | Handle with Care: An Unusual Butterfly Journey | Loree Griffin Burns | Goodreads |
| – | – | – | Parenting Chaos |
| 32 | Hurry and the Monarch | Antoine Ó Flatharta | Goodreads |
| – | – | – | Parenting Chaos |
| 33 | I Wish I Were a Butterfly | James Howe | Goodreads |
| – | – | – | Parenting Chaos |
| 34 | Monarch Butterfly | Gail Gibbons | Goodreads |
| – | – | – | Parenting Chaos |
| 35 | Monarch Butterfly of Aster Way – a Smithsonian’s Backyard Book | Elizabeth Ring | Goodreads |
| – | – | – | Parenting Chaos |
| 36 | National Geographic Readers: Great Migrations Butterflies | Parenting Chaos | |
| – | – | – | Very Well Family |
| 37 | Summer Birds: The Butterflies of Maria Merian | Margarita Engle | Goodreads |
| – | – | – | Parenting Chaos |
| 38 | Ten Wriggly Wiggly Caterpillars | Debbie Tarbett | Goodreads |
| – | – | – | Parenting Chaos |
| 39 | The Apple and the Butterfly | Iela Mari | Goodreads |
| – | – | – | Parenting Chaos |
| 40 | The Beautiful Butterfly: A Folktale from Spain | Judy Sierra | Goodreads |
| – | – | – | Parenting Chaos |
| 41 | The Butterfly Alphabet | Kjell B. Sandved | Goodreads |
| – | – | – | Parenting Chaos |
| 42 | The Butterfly Alphabet Book | Brian Cassie | Goodreads |
| – | – | – | Parenting Chaos |
| 43 | The Butterfly Garden | Sue Harris | Chapters |
| – | – | – | Goodreads |
| 44 | The Lamb and the Butterfly | Arnold Sundgaard | Goodreads |
| – | – | – | Parenting Chaos |
| 45 | What’s the Difference Between a Butterfly and a Moth? | Robin Koontz | Goodreads |
| – | – | – | Parenting Chaos |
| 46 | Wings of Light: The Migration of the Yellow Butterfly | Confidence Meets Parenting | |
| – | – | – | Parenting Chaos |
| 47 | A Butterfly Grows | Stephen R. Swinburne | Goodreads |
| 48 | A Butterfly’s Life (Science Slam: Animal Diaries: Life Cycles) | Parenting Chaos | |
| 49 | A First Look at Caterpillars | Millicent E. Selsam | Goodreads |
| 50 | A Luna Moth’s Life | John Himmelman | Goodreads |
| 51 | A Picture Book of Butterflies and Moths | Troll Books | Goodreads |
| 52 | Amanda’s Butterfly | Nick Butterworth | Goodreads |
| 53 | American Girl: WellieWishers: Willa’s Butterfly Ballet | Chapters | |
| 54 | An Extraordinary Life | Laurence Pringle | Goodreads |
| 55 | An Invitation to the Butterfly Ball | Jane Yolen | Goodreads |
| 56 | Angelina and the Butterfly | Katharine Holabird | Goodreads |
| 57 | Becoming Butterflies | Parenting Chaos | |
| 58 | Big Bugs | Seymour Simon | Goodreads |
| 59 | Born to Be a Butterfly | Karen Wallace | Goodreads |
| 60 | Box of Butterflies: Discovering the Unexpected Blessings All Around Us | Chapters | |
| 61 | Brown, Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? | Butterfly Lady | |
| 62 | Bugs, Bugs, Bugs: 20 Songs and Over 250 Activities for Young Children | Pam Schiller | Goodreads |
| 63 | Butterflies (Insects) | Confidence Meets Parenting | |
| 64 | Butterflies (Under the Microscope: Backyard Bugs) | Confidence Meets Parenting | |
| 65 | Butterflies Keep Flying | Parenting Chaos | |
| 66 | Butterflies of the World | Parenting Chaos | |
| 67 | Butterfly | Lisa Magloff | Goodreads |
| 68 | Butterfly (Watch Me Grow) | Confidence Meets Parenting | |
| 69 | Butterfly & Moth (Eyewitness Books) | Paul Whalley | Goodreads |
| 70 | Butterfly Alphabet Coloring Book | Carol Schmidt | Goodreads |
| 71 | Butterfly and the Bog Beast : A Book about Butterfly Camouflage (Magic School Bus) | Parenting Chaos | |
| 72 | Butterfly Battle (The Magic School Bus Chapter Book, #16) | Joanna Cole | Goodreads |
| 73 | Butterfly Birthday | Harriet Ziefert | Goodreads |
| 74 | Butterfly Express | Jane Belk Moncure | Goodreads |
| 75 | Butterfly Eyes and Other Secrets of the Meadow | Joyce Sidman | Goodreads |
| 76 | Butterfly or Moth?: How Do You Know? (Which Animal Is Which?) | Parenting Chaos | |
| 77 | Butterfly Oracle Cards For Life Changes: A 44-card Deck And Guidebook | Chapters | |
| 78 | Butterfly, Flea, Beetle, and Bee: What Is an Insect | Brian P. Cleary | Goodreads |
| 79 | Caterpillar Spring – Butterfly Summer | Susan Hood | Goodreads |
| 80 | Caterpillar to Butterfly | Laura Marsh | Goodreads |
| 81 | Caterpillar’s Dream: Will she ever fly? | Roitman Trillo | Goodreads |
| 82 | Caterpillars and Butterflies (Beginners) (Usborne Beginners) by Stephanie Turnbull (2006) Hardcover | Parenting Chaos | |
| 83 | Caterpillars on the Move! (Ready, Freddy! Reader, | Parenting Chaos | |
| 84 | Caterpillars to Butterflies (It’s Fun to Learn about Baby Animals (Paperback)) | Parenting Chaos | |
| 85 | Charlie the Caterpillar | Andy Gutman | Goodreads |
| 86 | Citizen Scientists: Be a Part of Scientific Discovery from Your Own Backyard | Loree Griffin Burns | Goodreads |
| 87 | Clara Caterpillar | Parenting Chaos | |
| 88 | Diego Saves a Butterfly | Lara Bergen | Goodreads |
| 89 | DK Readers L1: Born to Be a Butterfly | Parenting Chaos | |
| 90 | DK See How They Grow: Butterfly | Kim Taylor | Goodreads |
| 91 | Eyewitness: Butterfly & Moth (Eyewitness Books) | Parenting Chaos | |
| 92 | Face to Face with Butterflies (Face to Face with Animals) | Parenting Chaos | |
| 93 | Face to Face with Caterpillars (Face to Face with Animals) | Parenting Chaos | |
| 94 | Friends Across the Border | Evangeline Duran Fuentes | Goodreads |
| 95 | From Egg to Butterfly | Shannon Zemlicka | Goodreads |
| 96 | Gardening for Butterflies: How You Can Attract and Protect Beautiful, Beneficial Insects | Mommy Evolution | |
| 97 | Hello, Caterpillar | Allyn & Bacon | Goodreads |
| 98 | Hope for the Flowers | Trina Paulus | Goodreads |
| 99 | How Does a Caterpillar Become a Butterfly?: And Other Questions about Butterflies (Good Question!) | Parenting Chaos | |
| 100 | How to Hide a Butterfly and Other Insects | Ruth Heller | Goodreads |
| 101 | I Can Write a Book about Butterflies | Parenting Chaos | |
| 102 | I’m a Caterpillar (Scholastic Reader Level 1) | Parenting Chaos | |
| 103 | Inch by Inch | Parenting Chaos | |
| 104 | Instant Wall Art – Butterfly Botanical Prints: 45 Ready-to-Frame Vintage Illustrations for Your… | Chapters | |
| 105 | Isabel’s House of Butterflies (Sierra Club Books (Sierra)) | Parenting Chaos | |
| 106 | It’s a Butterfly’s Life | Parenting Chaos | |
| 107 | Kokopelli & the Butterfly | Michael Sterns | Goodreads |
| 108 | La Mariposa | Parenting Chaos | |
| 109 | Little Butterfly | Klaartje Van Der Put | Goodreads |
| 110 | Look And Learn About Butterflies – Curious Kids Press: Kids book about animals and wildlife, Children’s books 4-6 | Parenting Chaos | |
| 111 | Lord of the Butterflies | Chapters | |
| 112 | Madame’s Journey Home | Parenting Chaos | |
| 113 | Miss Hallberg’s Butterfly Garden | Parenting Chaos | |
| 114 | Monarch | Butterfly Lady | |
| 115 | Monarch and Milkweed | Helen Frost | Goodreads |
| 116 | Monarch Magic! Butterfly Activities & Nature Discoveries | Parenting Chaos | |
| 117 | Moths | Fran Howard | Goodreads |
| 118 | National Geographic Kids Look and Learn: Caterpillar to Butterfly (Look & Learn) | Parenting Chaos | |
| 119 | OLIVIA and the Butterfly Adventure (Olivia TV Tie-in) | Parenting Chaos | |
| 120 | One Little Blueberry | Tammi Salzano | Goodreads |
| 121 | Open House for Butterflies | Ruth Krauss | Goodreads |
| 122 | Owly Wormy, Friends All Aflutter! | Andy Runton | Goodreads |
| 123 | Percival the Plain Little Caterpillar (Sparkle Books) | Parenting Chaos | |
| 124 | Pinkalicious and the Little Butterfly | Mommy Evolution | |
| 125 | Red Butterfly: How a Princess Smuggled the Secret of Silk Out of China | Deborah Noyes | Goodreads |
| 126 | Slug: The Reluctant Butterfly | Steve Copland | Goodreads |
| 127 | Smithsonian Handbooks: Butterflies & Moths | Parenting Chaos | |
| 128 | Swallowtails | Butterfly Lady | |
| 129 | Ten Magic Butterflies | Chapters | |
| 130 | The Amazing Life Cycle of Butterflies | Chapters | |
| 131 | The Beautiful Butterfly Book | Sue Unstead | Goodreads |
| 132 | The Butterfly | Anna Milbourne | Goodreads |
| 133 | The Butterfly Ball And The Grasshopper’s Feast | William Plomer | Goodreads |
| 134 | The Butterfly Boy | Parenting Chaos | |
| 135 | The Butterfly Effect: How Your Life Matters | Chapters | |
| 136 | The Butterfly Lion | Chapters | |
| 137 | The Butterfly Tree | Parenting Chaos | |
| 138 | The Caterpillar and the Polliwog | Jack Kent | Goodreads |
| 139 | The Creepy, Crawly Caterpillar: Ladybird Little Explorers | Parenting Chaos | |
| 140 | The Crunching Munching Caterpillar | Sheridan Cain | Goodreads |
| 141 | The Family Butterfly Book | Very Well Family | |
| 142 | The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian’s Art Changed Science | Joyce Sidman | Goodreads |
| 143 | The Girl Who Loved Caterpillars | Parenting Chaos | |
| 144 | The Life of a Butterfly | Robin Bernard | Goodreads |
| 145 | The Magic School Bus: Butterfly and the Bog Beast: A Book about Butterfly Camouflage | Nancy E. Krulik | Goodreads |
| 146 | The Monarch Butterfly and The Cecropia Moth: Miraculous Stages and Changes | Chapters | |
| 147 | The Prince of Butterflies | Parenting Chaos | |
| 148 | The Story of the Butterfly Children | Sibylle von Olfers | Goodreads |
| 149 | Time For Kids: Butterflies! (Time for Kids Science Scoops) | Parenting Chaos | |
| 150 | Western Pygmy Blue | Butterfly Lady | |
| 151 | What Happens Next? Caterpillar to Butterfly (Rookie Toddler) | Parenting Chaos | |
| 152 | When Butterflies Cross the Sky: The Monarch Butterfly Migration (Extraordinary Migrations) | Parenting Chaos | |
| 153 | Where’s My Mom? | Julia Donaldson | Goodreads |
| Source | Article |
| Barnes And Noble | 7 Picture Books About Butterflies |
| Butterfly Lady | Top Five Children’s Butterfly Books |
| Chapters | butterflies in books |
| Confidence Meets Parenting | Kids Books About Butterflies |
| Goodreads | Picture Books About Butterflies |
| Mommy Evolution | Butterfly Books for Children |
| Parenting Chaos | 75+ Butterfly Books for Kids |
| Very Well Family | Children’s Books About Butterflies |
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