The Very Hungry Caterpillar
Nov 2016 · Penguin
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THE ICONIC #1 BESTSELLER • The all-time classic picture book starring the world’s favorite caterpillar! This Read & Listen edition features optional audio narration for compatible ebook readers.
“Gorgeously illustrated, brilliantly innovative.”—The New York Times Book Review
In the light of the moon a little egg lay on a leaf.
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 transform into a beautiful butterfly! An innovative, entertaining story that teaches little ones about counting and the days of the week, this book doubles as the perfect way to introduce change as a positive and necessary part of life.
“Gorgeously illustrated, brilliantly innovative.”—The New York Times Book Review
In the light of the moon a little egg lay on a leaf.
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 transform into a beautiful butterfly! An innovative, entertaining story that teaches little ones about counting and the days of the week, this book doubles as the perfect way to introduce change as a positive and necessary part of life.
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4.6
128 reviews
Young Queen Cole
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July 17, 2022
This was always my favorite book as a kid . I love Eric carle , now I have 2 boys and my youngest loves this book. I really like how Mr carle is actually narrating the story it really makes it 10x more special
Gentry Marchese
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May 23, 2025
this book was too short to read! it had none of those foods in it, just like the original story! I give it a 3 star rating!
Demetry Gutierrez
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May 30, 2021
My youngest some reads this book to himself, and knows every word. So I figured why not get the read aloud and let him hear it from the writer himself.
About the author
Eric Carle is acclaimed and beloved as the creator of brilliantly illustrated and innovatively designed picture books for very young children. His best-known work, The Very Hungry Caterpillar, has been translated into more than 80 languages and sold over 60 million copies. Carle illustrated more than seventy books, many best sellers, most of which he also wrote, and more than 180 million copies of his books have sold around the world. In 2003, Carle received the Laura Ingalls Wilder Award (now called the Children’s Literature Legacy Award) for lifetime achievement in children's literature. In 2002, Eric and his wife, Barbara, cofounded The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art in Amherst, Massachusetts, a 40,000-square-foot space dedicated to the celebration of picture books and picture book illustrations from around the world, underscoring the cultural, historical, and artistic significance of picture books and their art form. Eric Carle passed away in May 2021 at the age of 91. His work remains an important influence on artists and illustrators at work today.
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