Customer Reviews
Hungry for the Caterpillar! - By: Jays Mum, 14 Oct 2008 
If you love reading to your child, do not miss this book.
It is a delightful, humourous,dream-like surreal book, with a repetitive, poetic, chanting story.
It is (deservedly) a children's classic. Many reviewers here have tried to break down the different elements of this book.
What I would like to convey is the whole experience of reading the book which teaches a simple life experience to a child - which is highly spiritual, particularly the last pages where a riot of colour is the world through the eyes of a butterfly.
The story has optimism & beauty at its very core.
It has limitless opportunities for teaching & conversation. There is a colouring book of the fantastic illustrations which can be bought - the video & CD features lovely music & a calm & peaceful narrator.
Tops my list for children & grown ups of all ages.
A Classic - By: Charley, 12 Oct 2008 Not only is this book fun for young hands, as it's perfectly sized & sturdy, it is also educational. Neither the young boy I got this for or his older brother would put this down for days. It wentin the car, to nursery & even to bed
Yum! - By: G. Munday, 16 Sep 2008 An infamous short tale of the caterpillar that munches its way through the edible obstacles on each page, until it becomes a butterfly. Arguably the most famous of the Eric Carle short stories, The Hungry Caterpillar symbolises the journeys things takein the worldin order to accomplish something great. Themesin this book include the virtue of patience & the fact that things can sometimes take a surprising turn.
`The Hungry Caterpillar' shows all the great hallmarks of a young children's book,in that it easily lends itself to the curriculum & is as simple as it is equally open to in-depth interpretation. Possibilities of further learning include additional studies of phonics, links with food technology (fruits & their properties) & Art lessons, which could include the replication of the story by building giant cardboard fruits & a willing pupil dressing up as the wriggly main character!
Thanks to its content, messages & style, this book is useful for readers from Reception to low attainment Year 2.
A true classic! - By: Lily Bambridge, 14 Sep 2008 I was so happy when a friend gave me this when my now 13 month old was born, it reminded me so much of my childhood. I was even happier once he was big enough to start turning it's pages & poking his fingersin the holes & listening intently (well, not always!!) as I counted each different bit of food. He plays with it all the time & it is so hardwearing & virtually indestructible (unlike some other books I have purchsed!).
It's so amazing that a book I adored as a child, which I then read to my younger sister (well, more knowing it off by heart as I couldn't even read then!!) is now being adored by my son.
It's wonderful to know that there are still some sacred things left that haven't been replaced by a flashier, more plasticky version.
This is a definite must-buy for all little kids (and big kids too!).
Keeps them occupied - By: Neil Butler, 15 Aug 2008 The Very Hungry Caterpillar is a great little book. It keeps my daughter occupied for hours on end. Just a quick flick through it is enough to convince any adult that a small child will like it. Simplistic, enjoyable & charming. And actually quite funny.
Well recommended for very small kids.
