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The Very Hungry Caterpillar

by Eric Carle

A caterpillar’s week of eating and change

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Hardcover New English

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Awards & Recognition

  • Editorial selection

    One of The Atlantic's 65 Essential Children's Books

    Included among The Atlantic's 65 Essential Children's Books.

  • Critical praise

    Praised by The New York Times Book Review

    The review praises the book as gorgeously illustrated and brilliantly innovative.

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A caterpillar’s week of eating and change

A small egg on a leaf marks the beginning of a picture-book sequence that follows a hungry caterpillar through a variety of foods and toward its transformation into a butterfly. Days of the week and counting are woven into the journey, giving the story an early-learning dimension alongside its focus on change. Eric Carle pairs simple text in large, clear type with bold, colorful illustrations, keeping the book’s central sequence easy to follow and discuss.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Young children beginning to explore counting and the days of the week
  • Families seeking a picture book about a caterpillar’s transformation
  • Adults choosing a book for children in the listed 4–8 age range

Themes

Counting and foodDays of the weekGrowth and transformation

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Book overview

THE ICONIC #1 BESTSELLER - The all-time classic picture book starring the world's favorite caterpillar! Generations of children have grown up on this beautifully dramatized story of a caterpillar who eats his way to becoming a butterfly.

One of The Atlantic's 65 Essential Children's Books

"Gorgeously illustrated, brilliantly innovative."--The New York Times Book Review

In the light of the moon a little egg lay on a leaf.
One Sunday morning the warm sun came up and--pop!--out of the egg came a tiny and very hungry caterpillar.


So begins the journey of Eric Carle's most beloved storybook character. Follow along as one of nature's loveliest marvels eats his way through an amazing variety of foods as he prepares to transform into a beautiful butterfly! Children will love the strikingly bold, colorful pictures against a simple text in large, clear type.

An innovative, entertaining story that teaches little ones about counting and the days of the week, this book doubles as the perfect way to introduce change as a positive and necessary part of life. The Very Hungry Caterpillar is an ideal gift for new babies, baby showers, birthdays, and other new beginnings!
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