The Very Hungry Caterpillar

A classic, sturdy construction and vibrant colors!

This is a nice, sturdy board book edition of Eric Carle's classic book. The book content is terrific, with brightly colored pictures and great language for babies, toddlers, preschoolers, and early readers. The nice thick board book pages mean that when a little on sticks their fingers in the holes the caterpillar "eats" through the pages, the pages won't rip like a paperback.This was a gift and apparently it was a hit! The 2 year old kept asking adults to read this to her over and over again. Just what every gift-giver likes to hear.

This was my kiddos favorite book, would read almost every day to the point it has been memorized. It is a classic and I like how it was hard cover so you know it is durable and it has been thrown around from time to time and it held up quite well. Would buy again and even as a git.

i had got this as a gift for my baby. she loves to play with the book pages. i would recommend this book for anyone who has a baby. we love to read it together

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!

Classic book, great condition. Kiddo loved it

Great book. Bought for my Grandson... crocheting the Hungry Catipillar.

This is one of my favorite books, both from when I was a child and to read to my children and now grandchildren. It engages you in having conversations about many different things, including the colors and the foods that the caterpillar is eating.

Buena calidad del libro, muy lindo

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Um livro encantador e muito didático. Indico para as crianças que estão aprendendo o inglês, de maneira simples e linda, ensina os dias da semana, as cores e os nomes dos alimentos por meio de uma historinha fácil de acompanhar. Chegou rápido, capa dura. Excelente compra!

Nice pre bedtime book :)