The Very Hungry Caterpillar
Penguin Young Readers Group · Print & ebook · March 23, 1994
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- Who it’s for
- A tiny caterpillar’s appetite meets bold color, clear text, and the pleasure of watching change.
- Themes
- Growth and change, Counting and days of the week, Caterpillar-to-butterfly transformation
- Genres
- Butterflies & Moths, Counting & Numbers, Dates & Time
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THE ICONIC #1 BESTSELLER • The all-time classic starring the world’s favorite caterpillar! This beautiful, sturdy board book is a perfect gift for new babies, baby showers, birthdays, and other new beginnings! 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.
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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 grow into a beautiful butterfly! Children will love the strikingly bold, colorful pictures against a simple text in large, clear type. Featuring interactive die-cut pages, this board book is the perfect size for little hands and great for teaching counting, days of the week, and the concept of change as a positive and necessary part of life.
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A tiny caterpillar’s appetite meets bold color, clear text, and the pleasure of watching change.
Come here for
- Bold, colorful pictures and an entertainingly varied menu
Expect
- Interactive die-cut pages, large clear type, and counting and weekday concepts
- A gentle introduction to change as part of growing
Where it sits
| Counting & Numbers | 77% |
|---|---|
| Butterflies & Moths | 76% |
| Dates & Time | 43% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Bugs & Insects
- The Classics
- Counting & Numbers
- Authors
- Eric Carle
- Publisher
- Penguin Young Readers Group
- Published
- March 23, 1994
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Growth and change · Counting and days of the week · Caterpillar-to-butterfly transformation
- Reading lane
- Bugs & Insects