- Paperback: 28 pages
- Publisher: Puffin Books (28 Mar 1974)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0140500871
- ISBN-13: 978-0140500875
- Product Dimensions: 29 x 20.4 x 0.8 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (247 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 658,228 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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With its lovely, humorous illustrations and wonderful narrative about a hungry caterpillar growing up to be a beautiful butterfly, Eric Carle's story touches anyone who still has some growing to do. Along with reassuring repetition--"He was still hungry"--the book includes some wonderful interactive moments: what youngster can resist sticking a finger through that hole in the page as his ravenous friend makes his way through various delicacies?
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One of the 10 best selling children's books of 1991 "The Very Hungry Caterpillar" follows the caterpillar's metamorphosis into a butterfly. Eric Carle's other Puffin publications include "The Bad-tempered Ladybird", "The Mixed-up Chameleon", "1,2,3 to the Zoo" and "Do You Want to be My Friend ?".
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86 of 89 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
a small-sized version of the original bestseller,
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This review is from: The Very Hungry Caterpillar: Book and Toy Gift Set (Hardcover)
I was disappointed at the small size of the board book - even tiny fingers find it hard to poke through the holes munched by the caterpillar. The little toy is cute, I had thought that he would be able to 'eat his way through the holes in the pages', but as stated above the book is too small. Having said that , The Very Hungry Caterpillar is a classic enjoyed by my children 20 years ago and still popular today.
83 of 87 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Masterpiece of children's literature,
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This review is from: The Very Hungry Caterpillar (Paperback)
There can be few books for children that work on so many levels, and are so completely satisfying. I have been a children's librarian for over 30 years, and I can't think of anything to surpass it. The very simple story is just that the caterpillar eats his way through a variety of foods, becoming bigger all the time, until he turnes into a butterfly. The artwork is glorious, in Eric Carle's typical tissue-paper collage, with wonderful jewel-like colours. He has made many picture books, but this one is definitely the best. The pages vary in size, getting gradually larger with the caterpillar, and have holes in to show him chomping his way through the leaves, fruit, chocolate cake and ice cream, so it is interesting and tactile for little ones. It introduces counting (because he eats one plum, two oranges, three pieces of melon, etc), days of the week (one foodstuff per day!) and thus the passage of time, growth and change, the biology of caterpillars and butterflies, and, above all, it's great FUN!! My all-time favourite children's book is "Where the wild things are", but this would run it a close second. There is no better book for under 7's. Buy it NOW, but buy the proper book, as opposed to the board book, or any other "messed-about version!
26 of 28 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
The Very Hungry Caterpillar:Giant Board Book,
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This review is from: The Very Hungry Caterpillar: Giant Board Book (Board book)
The Very Hungry Caterpillar is a true childrens classic.The story appeals to the very young with its bright inviting pictures,older children with its fun repetitive narration which they love to join in and new readers whose familiarilty with the story can boost their confidence embarking on an exciting world of books. As a Nursery Nurse,I feel this giant board format will be an ideal gift for a childrens Nursery which I visit in the West Indies.The chidren will be able to interact with telling of the story with the toy caterpillar,and the book will withstand generations of loving.I know it will become a firm favourite instantly and hope I can read it to them first to share the magic !!
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