I purchased this book to read with my 2-3 year old preschool class and they absolutely adore it of course. Wonderful for counting, sequencing, understanding narrative, and discussions about life cycles, healthy eating and more. One of my favourite titles for children.

A caterpillar is little more than an eating machine, its sole purpose is to eat enough to acquire enough bulk so that it can survive the metamorphic process of forming a cocoon and turning into a butterfly. That purpose is captured well by describing it as very hungry and when satiated, begin the process of converting into a butterfly. The author uses a minimum amount of text, in most cases it is a short sentence per two-page spread. It is the images that make this book, they are extremely colorful, with detail that is obvious, but could easily be overlooked. For example, there are faces on the sun and the moon. The last spread showing the beautiful butterfly is a work of art. When this book is read to young children, their eyes will naturally move to the images ... MoreA caterpillar is little more than an eating machine, its sole purpose is to eat enough to acquire enough bulk so that it can survive the metamorphic process of forming a cocoon and turning into a butterfly. That purpose is captured well by describing it as very hungry and when satiated, begin the process of converting into a butterfly. The author uses a minimum amount of text, in most cases it is a short sentence per two-page spread. It is the images that make this book, they are extremely colorful, with detail that is obvious, but could easily be overlooked. For example, there are faces on the sun and the moon. The last spread showing the beautiful butterfly is a work of art. When this book is read to young children, their eyes will naturally move to the images where their attention will remain focused for some time. This would be a fun book to read to a child just learning about the power and wonder of books.

"In the light of the moon a little egg lay on a leaf." So begins Eric Carle's modern classic, The Very Hungry Caterpillar. This five-by-four-inch miniature edition is truly tiny, with tiny type, but it is a nice size for small hands to hold and flip through the pictures. The book is complete in every detail, following the ravenous caterpillar's path as he eats his way through one apple (and the pages of the book itself) on Monday, two pears on Tuesday, three plums on Wednesday, and so on, through cherry pie and sausage--until he is really fat and has a stomachache. And no doubt you know what happens next! Kids love butterfly metamorphosis stories, and this popular favorite teaches counting and the days of the week, too.. A compelling childrens classic for ... More"In the light of the moon a little egg lay on a leaf." So begins Eric Carle's modern classic, The Very Hungry Caterpillar. This five-by-four-inch miniature edition is truly tiny, with tiny type, but it is a nice size for small hands to hold and flip through the pictures. The book is complete in every detail, following the ravenous caterpillar's path as he eats his way through one apple (and the pages of the book itself) on Monday, two pears on Tuesday, three plums on Wednesday, and so on, through cherry pie and sausage--until he is really fat and has a stomachache. And no doubt you know what happens next! Kids love butterfly metamorphosis stories, and this popular favorite teaches counting and the days of the week, too.. A compelling childrens classic for caterpillar fans ages toddler to preschool. One defect are the duplicate and upside down pages of the ravenous caterpillar eating through chocolate cake all the way to watermelon on Saturday. However, Ithis pre-owned board book is a wonderful story of the life cycle iof a butterfly. The hardcover version doesnt contain duplicate and upside down pages.