< The Very Impatient Caterpillar > by Ross Burach is a humorous, STEM-friendly children's book about a caterpillar who struggles with the slow process of metamorphosis, constantly asking, Is it time yet? as it waits to become a butterfly. The book uses comedy and dialogue to teach real facts about the transformation, encouraging persistence and patience, and is the first in a popular series that includes The Little Butterfly That Could and Goodnight, Butterfly.