Eric Carle - The Very Hungry Caterpillar

Pros: Beautiful illustrations; Appealing story; Teaches numbers, food, days of the week, and metamorphosis
Cons: None.

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Pros: Subtle introduction of all sorts of concepts
Cons: None

The Very Hungry Caterpillar is one of the most popular children’s books of all time. It author, Eric Carle, has written many books, and while some of his others are also quite charming, none of them are as delightful as the Caterpillar book. My ...

Pros: Unique, attractive illustrations and a charming storyline.
Cons: Mini version is portable, but too small for children to use.

Pros: Early introduction of mathematics, sturdy, classic story with beautiful illustrations....
Cons: I can't name one.

When I was pregnant, before I started shopping for cribs, car seats, strollers or clothing, I began to accumulate books for my child's library. If there is one thing I'm passionate about it's reading, and I want my son to know the joys of reading at the ...

Pros: Cute story and kids don't even realize they are learning.
Cons: A bit pricey for a board book.

When selecting books for my children I tend to gravitate toward titles and authors that are familiar to me. That's why when I saw The Very Hungry Caterpillar board book I knew I just had to buy it. I remember reading it in first grade way back in the ...

Pros: informative, and my son likes it!
Cons: none

One of the best I remember looking at board books when I was pregnant with my son a couple of years ago. I remember being so excited to see that the book "The Very Hungry Caterpillar" was available in board book style. I remember my grandparents ...

Pros: Easy to follow; education mixed with fun; lovely illustrations
Cons: None

Even before she could talk, my young daughter loved this classic children's story, which recounts the transformation of a caterpillar into a beautiful butterfly. Written and illustrated by Eric Carle, this book comes in a number of formats. I'm ...

Pros: A variety of lessons, unique illustrations, beautiful story.
Cons: None.

I remember reading The Very Hungry Caterpillar when I was just a little girl in elementary school. Years later, before I became a mom, I bought the book on sale with the intention of reading it to my own children one day. Now I have two little ...

Pros: teaches about numbers, days of the week, healthy and unhealthy foods, science of caterpillars
Cons: none

I love Eric Carle's "The Very Hungry Caterpillar". I highly recommend it to anyone with preschoolers and think that it should be on the shelf in every library and home of young children. We start off with a young caterpillar that is hungry. On Monday, ...

Pros: Absolutly everything!
Cons: the book had an end...

Eric Carle has made many picture books and all of them are awesome. I love the very hungry caterpiller because it shows that no matter what happens you are beautiful. I love the pictures in this one and the holes in the pages where the caterpiller has chewed through. Exelant!

Pros: good for teaching your kids how to count,learn nutrion,days of the week,and science
Cons: none.

The very Hungry Caterpillar was written by Eric Carle this is one of his many classics thats kids love to read.The Very Hungry Caterpillar book tells about how he ate threw an apple on monda,y two pears on tuesday,three plums on wensday,and so on.through cherry pie and sausages it tells you how fat he got.

It teaches your child nutrition,counting and science and the days of the week.I was read this book in first grade and I remember learning very quick from it.As did my cousins learn the days of the week,nutrion,and couting The most important things your children need to know.

Eric carle also wrote:
Brown Bear Brown Bear What Do You See?
1,2,3 To The Zoo
Pancakes,Pancakes!
The Secret Birthday Message

Those are just a few of his books.

Pros: Inbuilt with learning strategies and visual 3D input with holes to express the story line.
Cons: Illustrations are non-realistic and done in child-like watercolor prints.

This is a very unique children's book that comes up with an entertaining strategy to teach young one's the days of the week and exposes the reader to a different variety of of what a caterpillar consumes. As the caterpillar progresses through certain stages of growth, it portrays the metamorphosis a caterpillar intakes to become a butterfly.

Pros: Colorful & Simple Book, A Great Child's Read
Cons: None

If you haven't read this book, you are in for a surprise.

Is a colorful, simple board book with a great story of a caterpillar turning in a butterfly. There's a part of the story that teaches counting. The drawings are very colorful.

It's a favorite at our house.

Pros: Beautifully written and illustrated story
Cons: Nothing!!!

When considering what books to purchase for your child, don't pass up The Very Hungry Caterpillar. You and your child will enjoy the very colorful & fun illustrations. Eric Carle has written a story line that will intregue and delight your child over and again. The board book is an excellent choice for young "readers."

Pros: The colorfulness and large format of this book.
Cons: The book will be a bit heavy for a young child since it's quite large.

This vibrant and colorful book by Eric Carle is just made for toddlers who love bright pictures and colors. I mean what kid does not? Filled with pages and pages of the ever popular hungry caterpillar, it is amusing and also gives the reader a view of how a real life caterpillar eats and grows into a butterfly.

I personally read this book when I was at the young age of seven. Today many people still enjoy this book made two decades ago, thus this proves the popularity of this book lasts.

I, myself love the medium used for the illustrations it is unique and still a fresh concept after many years.