Unlike all the other caterpillars Charley sometimes wonders what it would be like to be a fawn or a waterfall, so when the day comes to form her chrysalis, Charley must decide who she will become.

"Insect Day is coming up at school and Elinor is excited to work on her homemade butterfly costume. Elinor knows a lot about butterflies - how many wings they have, how many antennae they have - but she can't remember how many legs a butterfly has. She wants her costume to look just like a real butterfly, so she and her dad take a magnifying glass out to the garden to observe some up close. After finding the answers to her questions, Elinor puts the...