The Very Hungry Caterpillar - Eric Carle > Reviews

Advantages: Classic tale - teaches the life cycle of a butterfly
Disadvantages: none

...most successful venture as over the years it has been translated and published into more than 30 languages and has sold over 22 million copies. As well as writing books Eric Carle is famous for his illustrations too. ***The Story*** "In the light of the moon a little egg lay on a leaf." So starts the story of The Very Hungry Caterpillar. As the sun appears we see a very small caterpillar pop out of the egg and immediately he starts to ... Read review

Advantages: One to return to again and again (and again......)
Disadvantages: None

"In the light of the moon, a little egg lay on a leaf…." I can recite the whole thing (well, maybe getting a little confused with the order of the different foods) and I bet I'm far from the only one! The Very Hungry Caterpillar has been around for a loooong time - nearly as long as I have, in fact, and that's ages - and is rightly regarded as a children's classic, which has been translated into over 50 languages. Apparently, a copy is sold every ... Read review

Advantages: educational, brilliant illustrations, fun to read, good to read to a single child or a group
Disadvantages: none

...Hungry Caterpillar’ is one of the books from my childhood that I remember most vividly. Written by Eric Carle the story follows the life cycle of the caterpillar. The story begins with a little egg on a leaf and then; ‘One Sunday morning the warm sun came up and – pop! – out of the egg came a tiny and very hungry caterpillar.’ During the story the caterpillar goes in search of food and every day of the week he eats something new. On Monday ... Read review

Advantages: Simple but educational.
Disadvantages: None.

...became one of his. The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle is a board book designed for young children, following the life cycle of a caterpillar in very simple terms. It has holes on most of the pages allowing the child to stick their finger in it, something that most love doing. The Book. * * * * * * * * When I had this book as a child it was much bigger, funny that isn`t it, things get smaller as you get bigger. However, I discovered ... Read review

Advantages: Easy to follow; education mixed with fun; lovely illustrations
Disadvantages: none

...classic children's story, which recounts the transformation of a caterpillar into a beautiful butterfly. Written and illustrated by Eric Carle, this book comes in a number of formats. I'm reviewing the board book which is approximately the size (though not the depth, obviously) of a 7in x5in photo. The story is short, with only 14 pages with words, so my review is already longer than the book. The plot in a nutshell is this: a caterpillar comes ... Read review

Advantages: Nostalgic for parents too
Disadvantages: Absolutely none!

...Amazon Price: £4.79 We all know the Very Hungry Caterpillar. If you were born anytime after 1970 I would be willing to place money on you having had a copy of this book as a child. We all remember it and its vivid illustrations and I imagine all the parents who remember this book have gone on to buying or borrowing this book from the library for their kids. About the Author Eric Carle is the American born/Germany raised author/illustrator ... Read review

Advantages: Fun Story, fantastic illustrations, holes
Disadvantages: Holes (fragile unless your child is a paragon of virtue)

...shortbread and marzipan. Are you the same? All those boxes that you bought at the end of November, and totally longed to open, lost their charm? Only orange creams left in the Quality Street tin? Want to cocoon yourself in a duvet for the rest of the winter? I know I do - and that's why 'The Very Hungry Caterpillar' seems strangely appropriate for the season. The story, you see, has quite a lot to do with the effects of overeating. It also, of course, ... Read review

Advantages: Simple funny educational and bright
Disadvantages: "Again, again."

...is to be believed. The first time I visited a library was in Manchester, It was a large mid Victorian monolith of a place, years of smoke and grime had blackened its sandstone walls making it look very grim and gloomy. I suppose I should have been afraid of it, but for me it was a place of wonder. Inside the smell of brass and wood polish mingled with the dry musty smell you only really ever get when in the presence of a thousand old books. I always ... Read review

Advantages: great story and illustrations
Disadvantages: none

...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 - but he is still hungry! So on Tuesday he eats two pears. Everyday he eats one more of whatever he is eating than the day before - on Wednesday it is plums, Thursday it's strawberries and Friday he eats oranges. However it seems ... Read review

Advantages: Simple, no-nonsense story full of educational facts
Disadvantages: None

...thinking about this and all the other stories I liked as a child. It was available when I was little and, like most of my books, stored in the loft when I got too old for it, only to be dug out a decade later when I began babysitting. One of the first things I noticed at this time was how few kids knew the story. Maybe it was just the small subsection who lived in our town and were well behaved enough to be cared for by me (and ok, fine, whose parents ... Read review

Advantages: Great read
Disadvantages: Makes you feel hungry afterwards

...I decided to buy her the book for a giggle and I must admit I am glad that I did her eyes lit up. The front cover is white and pictures a green caterpillar and once you open up the book the story follows the small but hungry caterpillar through a week full of continuos eating. Firstly it starts off by explaining that “In the light of the moon a little egg lay on a leaf”. On Sunday morning the sun is shining and “pop” ... Read review

Advantages: educational with out realising
Disadvantages: You'll read it over and over and over and over again.

The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle, is one of my Favourite stories and great for a pre-school project. It starts with a little egg on a leaf which turns into a caterpillar. The caterpillar gets hungry and on the first day eats just 1 thing An Apple. The next day he is still hungry and so eats 2 pears and then 3 plums on the 3rd day and 4 strawberries on the 4th day to the caterpillar eating 5 oranges on the 5th day. On the 6th day he wakens ... Read review