i didn't read this for storytime b/c it came too late, but it looks like one i'd use next year. ( )

“Houdini The Amazing Caterpillar,” by Janet Pedersen is a story that follows the transformation of a caterpillar to a butterfly in a classroom. Houdini, the caterpillar is constantly trying to impress his classroom audience, and finally steals the show as he progresses through metamorphosis into a butterfly. The story reveals his journey and teaches readers some of the things that caterpillars go through while becoming a butterfly.

I found this story great as I think that it will be very beneficial when teaching a class about the stages of metamorphosis. It showed Houdini starting off as an egg, becoming a caterpillar, forming a cocoon, and eventually becoming a butterfly. The steps were laid out in a fun way and I think that it would be a great addition to this kind of lesson.

I remember watching caterpillars turn to butterflies in school and this book would be a great extension to that kind of lesson. After reading this book, it would be fun for a class to watch the stages for themselves and perhaps keep a journal of the stages as they progress. It would also be fun to fold a piece of paper into fours and draw the egg stage, the caterpillar stage, the cocoon stage, and the butterfly stage to help kids understand metamorphosis.