The "Insects" story kit features a metamorphosis puppet that turns from a caterpillar into a butterfly. The kit also contains a spider hand puppet; the videos "The Caterpillar and the Polliwog" and "Waiting for Wings"; several felt kits, including a 3-D felt version of "The Very Hungry Caterpillar"; butterfly fabric; the recording "Insects, Bugs & Squiggly Things"; the pop-up books "Alpha Bugs" and How Many Bugs in a Box?" by David A. Carter; and the following picture books:
* Anansi the Spider by Gerald McDermott
* The Caterpillar and the Polliwog by Jack Kent
* Hey, Little Ant by Hoose
* Hey Fly Guy by Arnold
* Hi Butterfly by Taro Gomi
* If At First You Do Not See by Ruth Brown
* Inch by Inch by Leo Lionni
* The Lady and the Spider by Faith McNulty
* Little Miss Spider by David Kirk
* Spider on the Floor by Raffi
* The Very Busy Spider by Eric Carle
* The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle
* Waiting for Wings by Lois Ehlert
* When It Comes to Bugs by Aileen Fisher