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THINGS I LIKE:
Silly stories
Funny dialogue
Basketball
Animation
Drawing animals
Ross Burach
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Open to:
BB, PB, CB, readers
Ross is the author and illustrator of nearly two dozen books for young readers, including The Very Impatient Caterpillar series, which has sold over a million copies to date. His books often combine curriculum-friendly science topics with social-emotional themes and plenty of visual and character-driven humor. Ross loves drawing pictures, making up jokes, dabbling in animation, and hanging out with his family. You can find him doing all of these things at home in Brooklyn, New York.
Portfolio
![A colorful digital illustration of a butterfly sitting on a flower on the left and a bee pollinating a flower on the right. A speech bubble above the butterfly reads, “Hey! What are you doing?” A speech bubble above the bee says, “Pollinating.”](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e32e21_ad648014c8f44c0e983bceedd1b69211~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_647,h_394,q_90/e32e21_ad648014c8f44c0e983bceedd1b69211~mv2.png)
![A colorful digital illustration of the back of a blue car with a scaffold on the back. Many ducks sit on the scaffold, eating various desserts.](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e32e21_73b536d9426145ef8eab0d6d919aa48c~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_328,h_394,q_90/e32e21_73b536d9426145ef8eab0d6d919aa48c~mv2.jpg)
![A digital illustration of an office setting. On the left, many ducks peer around the corner. On the right, a tan dog wearing a plaid shirt sits at a desk, talking on a duck-shaped phone. A speech bubble above the dog reads, “Thanks for calling Truck Full of Ducks … We’ll be right there!”](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e32e21_27f0c371c6734fd190ac0e44b89d84f0~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_490,h_294,q_90/e32e21_27f0c371c6734fd190ac0e44b89d84f0~mv2.jpg)
![A digital illustration of a multicolored butterfly leaping off a branch with all six legs outstretched. Text above the butterfly reads, “I did it! I’m a BUTTERFLY!”](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e32e21_26a1b91c7f624ec794de4c83adf14fd6~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_485,h_294,q_90/e32e21_26a1b91c7f624ec794de4c83adf14fd6~mv2.png)
![A digital illustration of a multicolored butterfly with an expression of consternation. A speech bubble reads, “But I’m NOT TIRED! I WANT to be NOCTURNAL! My ANTENNAE are ALERT! WHAT makes YOU think I NEED SLEEP???” The background is a dark blue night sky with stars.](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e32e21_2018cafc2924489d8cfd6bf3f572462e~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_464,h_291,q_90/e32e21_2018cafc2924489d8cfd6bf3f572462e~mv2.png)
![A digital illustration with a black background. In eight white cutouts, a caterpillar holds a mirror and makes various expressions.](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e32e21_0454cb0907cc4b02948775021eea8717~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_511,h_291,q_90/e32e21_0454cb0907cc4b02948775021eea8717~mv2.jpg)
![A digital illustration of, on the left, a caterpillar covered in a tangle of silk and, on the right, a chrysalis. Both hang from a branch. A speech bubble under the caterpillar reads, “Am I a butterfly yet?” A speech bubble under the chrysalis reads, “Ugh.”](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e32e21_64ae428b65224655b9ab0000cd553b5d~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_290,h_341,q_90/e32e21_64ae428b65224655b9ab0000cd553b5d~mv2.png)
![A digital illustration. On the left side, a lion raises a finger with an angry expression against a white background. On the right side, which has a dark nightime background, the grumpy lion sits on the back of a concerned giraffe.](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e32e21_54b62fe750f74d4b8f32829e03abc033~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_685,h_341,q_90/e32e21_54b62fe750f74d4b8f32829e03abc033~mv2.jpg)
Published
![cover of The Very Impatient Caterpillar](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e32e21_e609836c02af4c3eb869764929eadeff~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_81,h_98,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/e32e21_e609836c02af4c3eb869764929eadeff~mv2.jpg)
![cover of The Little Butterfly That Could](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e32e21_dbf8126d21294f258d9ca1335dd38d70~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_95,h_115,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/e32e21_dbf8126d21294f258d9ca1335dd38d70~mv2.jpg)
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![cover of No Bunnies Here!](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e32e21_c8072a2d48fa474b846d00c08eaf76e5~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_147,h_147,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/e32e21_c8072a2d48fa474b846d00c08eaf76e5~mv2.jpg)
![cover of I Love My Tutu Too!](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e32e21_304717b9fdd6416a9aa71852f8131b87~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_125,h_125,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/e32e21_304717b9fdd6416a9aa71852f8131b87~mv2.jpg)
![cover of Hi-Five Animals!](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e32e21_dd9fb75b7944427ba993008392cffff2~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_147,h_147,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/e32e21_dd9fb75b7944427ba993008392cffff2~mv2.jpg)
![cover of Hi-Five Farm!](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e32e21_b4de353261dc4ce3870678de2a2804bc~mv2.jpeg/v1/fill/w_147,h_147,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/e32e21_b4de353261dc4ce3870678de2a2804bc~mv2.jpeg)
![cover of Bumble and Bee: Don't Worry, BEE Happy](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e32e21_432f27105d5148c4b388b921e6fafefc~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_98,h_125,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/e32e21_432f27105d5148c4b388b921e6fafefc~mv2.jpg)
![cover of Bumble and Bee: Let's Play Make BEE-lieve](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e32e21_9f85fdfe13d1447691c4d771d8007148~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_99,h_126,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/e32e21_9f85fdfe13d1447691c4d771d8007148~mv2.jpg)
![cover of Bumble and Bee: Let's BEE Thankful](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e32e21_bc75ef5ccbe24b1dae74a2872484c05b~mv2.jpeg/v1/fill/w_147,h_187,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/e32e21_bc75ef5ccbe24b1dae74a2872484c05b~mv2.jpeg)
![cover of Pine & Boof: Blast Off!](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e32e21_7c18ad46ec8748c69901c88112a2cd2c~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_147,h_147,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/e32e21_7c18ad46ec8748c69901c88112a2cd2c~mv2.jpg)
![cover of Pine & Boof: The Lucky Leaf](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e32e21_baf6478c03244126a0b7619070e1bcf3~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_105,h_125,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/e32e21_baf6478c03244126a0b7619070e1bcf3~mv2.jpg)
![cover of I Am Not a Chair!](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e32e21_07e2f688bdc94a089fcc2dc6f6987c3c~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_147,h_147,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/e32e21_07e2f688bdc94a089fcc2dc6f6987c3c~mv2.jpg)
![cover of There's a Giraffe in My Soup](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e32e21_061ea05eedf84643b5e332ccb3907b5d~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_147,h_147,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/e32e21_061ea05eedf84643b5e332ccb3907b5d~mv2.jpg)
![cover of Potty All-Star](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e32e21_5e47c1ea3ee046d6a5b5ec5dfe3c16b8~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_125,h_125,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/e32e21_5e47c1ea3ee046d6a5b5ec5dfe3c16b8~mv2.jpg)
![cover of Truck Full of Ducks](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e32e21_775caede02774118afc702dd8f36e6f7~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_144,h_175,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/e32e21_775caede02774118afc702dd8f36e6f7~mv2.jpg)
![cover of Billy Bloo is Stuck in Goo](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e32e21_d7dae6e8cf1943babbb438bd491ae276~mv2.jpeg/v1/fill/w_147,h_179,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/e32e21_d7dae6e8cf1943babbb438bd491ae276~mv2.jpeg)
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