Book description
Warning -- this book contains top-secret information about butterflies! Prepare to be shocked and grossed out by this hilarious and totally true picture book introduction to a fascinating insect.
Butterflies are beautiful and quiet and gentle and sparkly . . . but that's not the whole truth. Butterflies can be…
Why read it?
1 author picked Butterflies Are Pretty ... Gross! as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
When I picture a butterfly, I imagine a delicate, lovely creature gliding across the sky. Not a foul-smelling flying creature that feeds on rotting flesh. But that’s the secret side of our (formerly) favorite insects that we meet through our knowledgeable monarch butterfly narrator.
My students couldn’t get enough of this fascinatingly disgusting book.
From Jessica's list on teaching you something new about animals.
Want books like Butterflies Are Pretty ... Gross!?
Our community of 12,000+ authors has personally recommended 100 books like Butterflies Are Pretty ... Gross!.
Share your top 3 reads of 2025!
And get a beautiful page showing off your 3 favorite reads.
1,210
readers submitted
so far, will you?
