The Monarch Butterfly LifecycleInteractive Read-Aloud Unit Overview I Am a Butterfly, Children's BookI Am a Butterfly features a monarch butterfly who takes young readers through each stage of her life cycle with detailed, close-up photos. A penny, used as a comparison, helps readers visualize the relative size of the tiny butterfly egg, caterpillar, chrysalis, and adult monarch. Once out of the chrysalis, the monarch finds her way into the world to drink flower nectar and meet other butterflies