The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle is a picture book for young children. The reader is taken in by the little caterpillar that eats multiple items each day of the week until he gorges himself on the last day before he becomes a chrysalis. The children love to watch the beautiful butterfly emerge.
This book is a well-loved classic of many pre-school and young school children. The vivid illustrations of Eric Carle evoke wonderful memories from adults, too. The way the book is constructed is also unique and adds more information and interest to the story.
Review: “Carle's classic tale of a voracious caterpillar who eats his way through the days of the week and then changes into a beautiful butterfly has been reissued in a sumptuous twenty-fifth anniversary edition with a shiny, silver-coated cover and wonderfully thick, durably pages.”
-The Horn Book Guide Volume VI, Number 1 July-December 1994
There are endless ways this book can be used in a library setting. It is a wonderful read-aloud. It also teaches vocabulary, sequencing, math, science and nutrition. The book is perfect for acting out or Reader’s Theater.
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