Worm and Butterfly Are Friends Always: Ready-To-Read Graphics Level 1

Best friends Worm and Butterfly must spend time apart in this Level 1 Ready- to-Read Graphics “heartwarming story of found family” ( Kirkus Reviews , starred review)—the sequel to Theodor Seuss Geisel Honor Book Worm and Caterpillar Are Friends .

Worm and Butterfly are best friends. Worm says best friends stick together, but Butterfly has to fly somewhere warm for winter. Can they still be friends when they are far apart

Ready-to-Read Graphics books give readers the perfect introduction to the graphic novel format with easy-to-follow panels, speech bubbles with accessible vocabulary, and sequential storytelling that is spot-on for beginning readers. There’s even a how-to guide for reading graphic novels at the beginning of each book.

Publisher: Simon Spotlight
Published: 1/13/2026
Pages: 64
Binding Type: Trade Paperback
Size / Weight: 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.3 lb Wt
ISBN: 9781665966498


About the Author

Kaz Windness is the author-illustrator of picture books Swim, Jim! ; Bitsy Bat, School Star ; Bitsy Bat, Team Star; and Bitsy Bat, Snow Star . She created the Theodor Seuss Geisel Honor Level 1 Ready-to-Read Graphics book Worm and Caterpillar Are Friends , and its sequel, Worm and Butterfly Are Friends, Always ; the Star Chapter Book Time Traveling Chickens series; and the Level 1 Ready-to-Reads Cat vs. Vac; Go! Go! Dino!; and Squid in Pants . Kaz is also the illustrator of Ollie, the Acorn, and the Mighty Idea by Andrew Hacket and the author of When You Love a Book , illustrated by Heather Brockman Lee. Kaz lives in Denver, Colorado with her husband, two children, and Boston terrier. Visit her at WindnessBooks.com.