The Very Hungry Catterpillar

Title: The Very Hungry Catterpillar
Author: Eric Carle
Publisher: Philomel
Reading Level: 1 and up
Pages: 22
Genre: Picture Book







Summary:

Once there was an egg on a leaf. After a while it cracked open and out came a very tiny and very hungry caterpillar. He started looking for food and he ate through everything you can think of for a full week. Then he wasn't feeling so well, and he wasn't very little anymore. He was huge! He made a cacoon and rested inside of it for many days. When he came out he wasn't a caterpillar anymore. He was a beautiful butterfly! Eric Carle tells this story of a hungry caterpillar, but his pictures are what makes the book come to life. Some of the pages are even shortened when there is only one item that he ate. The pages lengthen as he eats more each day. Every food that he eats through has a hole in it that you could actually put something through. It's very colorful and attention grabbing.

My Reaction:

I think this is a great book. It's just fun and it's different from most of what's out there to read.

Potential Problems:

I didn't recognize any potential problems with this book.

Recommendations:

I would recommend this for a fun read aloud with children. It would also be fun to teach the life cycle of a butterfly to students in a classroom.