The Very Hungry Caterpillar.By Eric Carle. Illus. by author.1984.32p. Philomel, $21.99. (9780399208539)
Format: Hardcover
Age Group:Toddler to Kindergarten
Genre:Fiction
Age Group:Toddler to Kindergarten
Genre:Fiction
Awards:American Institute of Graphic Arts Award in 1970
Selection du Grand Prix des Treize in France in 1972
Nakamori Reader's Prize in Japan in 1975.
New York Times "Ten Best Picture Books of the Year" in 1969.
Subjects/Themes: Metamorphosis, change
Selection du Grand Prix des Treize in France in 1972
Nakamori Reader's Prize in Japan in 1975.
New York Times "Ten Best Picture Books of the Year" in 1969.
Subjects/Themes: Metamorphosis, change
ELS promoted: Print motivation, print awareness, narrative skills, vocabulary
Annotation:
A hungry caterpillar eats his way through everything until he becomes a butterfly.
A hungry caterpillar eats his way through everything until he becomes a butterfly.
Reactions/Observations:
A little caterpillar eats through a lot of food until he becomes a cocoon. When he wakes up, the very hungry caterpillar has become a beautiful butterfly. Children will see the step by step process of metamorphosis, allowing them to practice their narrative skills to remember or retell the story. The illustrations are high contrast and easily get the attention of younger readers. The holes in the pages are playful and show how the caterpillar has eaten through everything. The Very Hungry Caterpillar is a classic. Most parents will remember it and will be able to share it with their own children.
I recently read this for a family storytime. Although the majority of the audience was older than the ideal audience for this book, they enjoyed it. They knew the book by heart which made storytime feel more like they were telling me the story than the other way around.
A little caterpillar eats through a lot of food until he becomes a cocoon. When he wakes up, the very hungry caterpillar has become a beautiful butterfly. Children will see the step by step process of metamorphosis, allowing them to practice their narrative skills to remember or retell the story. The illustrations are high contrast and easily get the attention of younger readers. The holes in the pages are playful and show how the caterpillar has eaten through everything. The Very Hungry Caterpillar is a classic. Most parents will remember it and will be able to share it with their own children.
I recently read this for a family storytime. Although the majority of the audience was older than the ideal audience for this book, they enjoyed it. They knew the book by heart which made storytime feel more like they were telling me the story than the other way around.
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