The Very Hungry Caterpillar - Eric Carle

A long time favourite of mine, and as it was first published in 1969, I would imagine there are very few children who have not heard this story at some time in their school lives. ~~~~The Story and Illustrations~~~~ The story focuses around a very small caterpillar who on a bright sunny morning pops out of the egg. The picture gives us our first introduction to the caterpillar- exactly as children would imagine a caterpillar to look- green with a little red face, legs and two large antennae. It really is sunny, and we can tell because the sun on this double page spread is bright and glowingly orange/yellow. It’s when the caterpillar ...

~~~A bit about the author~~~ I have no doubt some people are not interested in this part, but for this author, knowing a bit about him does indeed provide unique insight into his work. Eric Carle himself as quoted as to saying that he tries to bring warmth and feeling to his works, helping to provide information as well as comfort to young children, particularly in his works designed for school use. This is because he views the transition from home to school as "the second childhood trauma", with the first being birth, with both being times where a child who has been nurtured in warmth and caring is thrust into an alien environment they find ...

I guess that 'The Very Hungry Caterpillar' could be classed as a timeless children's classic. It was written by Eric Carle almost forty years ago back in 1969. I enjoyed it when I was little, all my friends' children have enjoyed it, and now it's been a favourite with my little daughters too. The story of 'The Very Hungry Caterpillar' is a very simple one. It starts off with a tiny egg on a leaf. One sunday morning a tiny little caterpillar popped his way out of the egg and realised he was very hungry! He starts to look for food and every day he gets to eat a little more. He starts eating very healthily and conservatively on Monday when he just eats an apple - ...