The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle tells the story of how a caterpillar eats for 2 weeks and at the end of the story he goes to sleep and wakes up looking very different. The colors in the book are vibrant and create an eye catching story for young ones just learning about books, shapes, numbers and colors.
Bibiliography:
Carle, Eric. "The Very Hungry Caterpillar". Penguin Group, 1994.
My Impressions:
I found this book to be fun to read with young children, the art work is bright and the use of mixed media gives the pictures a depth than just a ink illustration would have given. The use of a white pages adds to the brillance of the pictures.
Reviews:
Publishers Weekly
In honor of the 40th anniversary of Eric Carle's The Very Hungry Caterpillar comes the first-ever pop-up edition of this book. When the familiar, tiny caterpillar pops out of his egg, a dial lets readers help him chug across Carle's earthy color palette. Next, the caterpillar eats his way through a week's worth of pop-up fruit, as well as a full-page display of sweet and savory treats, (resulting in a stomach-ache), before his eventual transition into a butterfly. The pop-ups, particularly a half-cylinder tree trunk that sprouts from the center of the spread and a large accordionlike cocoon, are well executed and engaging. While the prominent use of white space lends a sparser feel than in the picture book, the shimmering wings of the pop-up butterfly dazzle on the final spread. Ages 3-up. (Mar.)
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Suggested Use:
Used during pre-K and up for storytelling and introducing reading and books to small children. Can be used as part of a display for spring and the changes that nature goes through by the seasons.
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