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. Ross lives with his family in Brooklyn, New York. You can visit him online at rossburach.com.
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." --
BooklistPraise 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
ReviewsPraise 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
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." -- BooklistPraise 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 ReviewsPraise 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
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