Warning: This book contains top-secret information about butterflies! Prepare to be shocked & grossed out by this hilarious & totally true picture book introduction to a fascinating insect.

Butterflies are beautiful & quiet & gentle & sparkly… but that’s not the whole truth. Butterflies can be GROSS. And one butterfly in particular is here to let everyone know! Talking directly to the reader, a monarch butterfly reveals how its kind is so much more than what we think. Did you know some butterflies enjoy feasting on dead animals, rotten fruit, and tears? Some butterflies are loud, some are stinky, and some are sneaky.

Explore the science of the fascinating, disgusting, complicated, & amazing world of butterflies!