We all know the story of The Very Hungry Caterpillar: On Sunday he hatched and was quite hungry. He eats his way through the days of the weeks and Eric Carle beautifully drawn fruits and desserts and at the end of his food journey, he is quite full and quite tired. He builds himself a cocoon, rests and emerges as a beautiful butterfly.
Brilliantly innovative designer and artist Eric Carle has dramatized the story of one of Nature’s commonest yet loveliest marvels, the metamorphosis of the butterfly, in a picture book to delight as well as instruct the very youngest reader or listener. Cleverly die-cut pages show what the caterpillar ate on successive days, graphically introducing sets of up to 10 objects and also the names of the days of the week in rotation, as well as telling the central story of the transformation of the caterpillar.
Originally published in 1969, The Very Hungry Caterpillar‘s striking, colorful pictures, with it’s simple text in large, clear type have become a perennial favorite, not just at Lemuria, but in homes around the world. As I have been writing this blog, just about everyone here has shared a story about this book from their childhood, or their child’s early years.
Very Hungry Caterpillar day is March 20 every year, and in celebration of this great book, we will be hosting our own Very Hungry Caterpillar Celebration on Thursday, March 22nd at 10:00 in our dot com building (to the left of Banner Hall.) We plan on having activities for the kids and a bookstore employee will be dressed in a Very Hungry Caterpillar costume to add to the entertainment. The event is open to the public, and we hope that you will join us!
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