– Customer review on 16/08/2011

My daughter got this book and caterpillar for her first birthday, and now aged three she still adores the book and the caterpillar is still dragged everywhere. The repitition in the book provides the basis for her to develop her reading skills, starting with being able to tell the story herself by following the pictures. The hard board book means it is durable and lasts and lasts!

– Customer review on 29/05/2011

This is one of my all-time favorite children's books. One sunny day, a caterpillar pops out of an egg. He is very hungry and begins searching for food. Now, many of Eric Carle's books have gimmicks--the tactile web in THE VERY BUSY SPIDER and the chirping in THE VERY QUIET CRICKET, for example. The gimmick in this book is that the caterpillar eats holes through all the food, holes that are actually punched into the pages of the book. It's a good gimmick, actually. Also, many of Carle's books teach conventions--telling time in THE VERY GROUCHY LADYBUG and animal sounds in THE VERY BUSY SPIDER, for example. This one teaches the days of the week. On Monday, the caterpillar eats this, on Tuesday he eats that, and so forth. Very cute. Eventually, he becomes a fat caterpillar. He then spins himself a cocoon, where he rests for two weeks. And when he emerges...well, you can guess the results. It's a wonderful story. Best of all, the text is very simple as are the illustrations, so the book will appeal to toddlers as well as the pre-K and kindergarten crowd. In fact, it may appeal more to toddlers, because the story is so very simple. I know I read it as a kindergartener. I loved the holes but found the story rather boring. I read it to my two-year-old this spring, however, and he went nuts over it. The days of the week were lost on him, but he was fascinated by the caterpillar turning into a butterfly--he had no idea! Can't tell you how many times we read it. We also re-enacted it, crawling on the floor and eating, spinning ourselves into cocoons, and popping out with fluttery wings. In fact, he was so taken with the caterpillar-to-butterfly phenomenon that I ordered some caterpillars (I used "Insect Lore"--they are on-line--but I'm sure there are lots of other places to get them). We read THE VERY HUNGRY CATERPILLAR at each stage of their development and then right before we released them as butterflies. It was the highlight of our spring.

– Customer review on 14/03/2011

my boys read and read this book they know it off by heart and great book that has been loved by generations

– Customer review on 11/07/2008

This is a great book and with the toy it is a great treat for my little boy.

He loves it!

– Customer review on 16/07/2007

The plush toy is just an awesome little added bonus to this classic children's title. The Very Hungry Caterpillar is both fun and educational (and not in the way people say that educational things are fun, when really it isn't!), with a set of gorgeous illustrations that will engage your child and make them smile.

– Customer review on 31/01/2007

What could be better than Eric Carle's "The Very Hungry Caterpillar"? Only a wonderful set including a loveable soft caterpillar for the child to call his very own! A great present for a baby shower or first birthday, your child will enjoy going over the book again and again as the caterpillar proceeds on his journey to become a beautiful butterfly.