One sunny Sunday, the caterpillar was hatched out of a tiny egg. He was
very hungry. On Monday, he ate through one apple; on Tuesday, he ate
through three plums--and still he was hungry. Strikingly bold,
colorful pictures and a simple text in large, clear type tell the story
of a hungry little caterpillar's progress through an amazing variety and
quantity of foods. Full at last, he made a cocoon around himself and
went to sleep, to wake up a few weeks later wonderfully transformed into
a butterfly! Brilliantly innovative designer and artist Eric Carle
has dramatized the story of one of Nature's commonest yet loveliest
marvels, the metamorphosis of the butterfly, in a picture book to
delight as well as instruct the very youngest reader or listener.
Cleverly die-cut pages show what the caterpillar ate on successive days,
graphically introducing sets of up to 10 objects and also the names of
the days of the week in rotation, as well as telling the central story
of the transformation of the caterpillar. The final, double-page picture
of the butterfly is a joyous explosion of color, a vibrant affirmation
of the wonder and beauty of Nature The Very Hungry Caterpillar
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