The Very Hungry Caterpillar

A classic book that every child should have in their library. This book is perfect for toddlers. It is high quality, durable, and engaging. I love the vivid colors, and will always remember reading this as a child myself.

Of course Eric Carle is a classic children's author and as far as I know this is his most well-known book. I love it in this small board book form, it's perfect for little hands and little fingers to poke through the holes from our caterpillar friend!

This book is a classic. Well-made, sturdy, clear and colorful pictures. Would always recommend these books.

Bought The Very Hungry Caterpillar (along with the stuffed toy caterpillar) as a welcome baby gift, along with Goodnight Moon and Love You Forever—timeless classics that children love hearing again and again… and that I never tire of reading just as often!

An absolute favorite in our house! My kids love turning the pages and counting along as the caterpillar eats his way through all the foods. The story is fun, colorful, and teaches numbers and days of the week in such a sweet way. Perfect for bedtime or story time — truly a must-have for any little one’s bookshelf.

I remember the first time my kindergarten teacher read The Very Hungry Caterpillar to the class. We were all fascinated by this colorful book about a caterpillar who eats his way through a lot of food, then becomes a butterfly. Until the last couple of months, I hadn't picked up the book since 1990. But when I saw it at the store, I got it off the shelf to read to my daughter, and see if she liked it as much as I did then. Sure enough, she did. This is just a charming little book. It might not be much of a story book for bed time or anything, but it's definitely a neat one to look at. The book is just a few pages long, but it tells the short story about a hungry little caterpillar who isn't satisfied when he eats a lot of fruit, so he moves on to snacks and what most people consider junk food, which makes him huge. The caterpillar then makes its cocoon, and emerges as a beautiful butterfly. This book is for very young children, as you can see by the reading level in the product details here. It's best for babies to pre-schoolers, though it was quite fine with a kindergarten class too. Unless you're in an area that has a lot of caterpillars and butterflies, some kids aren't exposed to them much or know that caterpillars tun into butterflies, so this is a great book to show that. And like I stated above, the artwork is fantastic. Eric Carle has a very distinct style, going with tissue paper rather than pencil, ink or paint. Simple things like a hot dog or plum look great in their own right with this style, and even now as a hopeful children's book author, I admire this artwork. I also love how the caterpillar shows no emotion, except for when its eaten too much and you can tell he has a pretty bad tummy ache. But there is one thing that's throwing off a lot of people who order this book, and it's the same thing that happened to me with The Very Busy Spider. Only in the product details do you see the size of the book listed. Most people would assume that these books are your more regular book size, rather than a mini version that fits in your back pocket. Sometimes the edition of the book isn't mentioned in the item title either, so please read the product details before placing an order so you don't end up disappointed when a tiny book arrives. The Very Hungry Caterpillar is a book that most children will enjoy, and is a nice one to look at in the car, grocery shopping, or as a prep for a bigger bedtime book. Eric Carle just has that magic touch of making simple, short stories that are memorable for years to come...with a big help from colorful tissue paper!

Eric Carle is the best author. I love his books but this one and Brown Bear are my two favorites!

Great book. Well made and very colorful.

Buena calidad del libro, muy lindo

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Nice pre bedtime book :)