Caterpillars: What Will I Be When I Get to be Me?

A Good Housekeeping Best Kids’ Book Awards Winner

“A multilayered, richly illustrated examination of a familiar crawling creature, yielding new pleasures and perspectives with each turn of the page.” — School Library Journal

“A small, snug, humorous work that uses comic-book conventions to get its nonfiction ideas across.” —WSJ

”[McCloskey’s] endearing cartoon images of various kinds of caterpillars will give young readers good cause to join two budding investigators […] in learning about eggs, instars (or stages), anatomy, cocoons, and chrysalises on the way to witnessing in sequential views a set of marvelous transformations.“—Kirkus Reviews

”[…] truly meets the goal of “giggle and learn.” Colorful, clear illustrations, often labeled, accompany dialogue and text to present readers with some fascinating facts […] Superior in style, liveliness, integrity and format.” — Puget Sound Council for Reviewing Children’s and Young Adult Literature

Kevin McCloskey loved to ride his bike, paint pictures, and tell stories since he was seven years old. He grew up and became a college professor, teaching art and illustration at Kutztown University for thirty years. Now retired, he is the author of the critically acclaimed TOON Books “Giggle and Learn” series. His first TOON Book, We Dig Worms, was described as “a winning combination of facts and gross-out fun” by The New York Times. Inspired by his wife (a librarian!), he created an informative and silly story that evolved into a beloved series of six. To this day, he still loves to ride his bike, paint pictures, and tell stories.

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