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The Very Hungry Caterpillar. Eric Carle
The Very Hungry Caterpillar. Eric Carle | Eric Carle
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JackHowley5

This story is an incredible teaching tool when talking about concepts of print and days of the week

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JackHowley5

“On monday he ate through one apple. But he was still very hungry.”

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JackHowley5
Pickpick

This story is a classic by the legendary artist Eric Carle. It follows a caterpillar who weaves his way seemingly in and out of the book through many different foods. The illustrations are beautiful and fun to observe as well as the flow of the book.

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mlowe386221

“But he was still hungry.“ This phrase is repeated throughout the book, engaging young readers. It shows the caterpillar's constant hunger as it grows, providing a fun and rhythmic element to the story.

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mlowe386221

I would use this book to teach the life cycle of the butterfly, learning days of the week, or as a math activity.

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mlowe386221
Pickpick

The Very Hungry Caterpillar is a children's book written and illustrated by Eric Carle, first published in 1969. It tells the story of a small caterpillar that eats his way through many foods before eventually turns into a butterfly. The book has very vibrant, engaging illustrations and it helps children learn about counting, the days of the week, and the life cycle of a butterfly.

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Chloeeberlein

“but he was still hungry“

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Chloeeberlein

I love the illustrations and vibrant colors shown in this book.

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Chloeeberlein
Pickpick

This book is vibrant and engaging with pages of different sizes, getting bigger as the book progresses. It is great for young children to become engaged in the storyline as they learn the life cycle of a butterfly.

kspenmoll 😂❤️🩷🐛 2mo
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Roary47
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One of my kiddos had a birthday this week. Can you guess the theme without seeing the tagged book?

Ruthiella Yup! 🐛😅 2mo
Texreader Oh I love this!! 2mo
AmyG I love this! 2mo
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LeftyDv
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Pickpick

There was so much to learn in this book. And it helped me understand where butterflies came from. So glad Lea shared this one with me as we get our nursery library set up.

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kspenmoll
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Rome753 I remember reading this as a kid. 4mo
Roary47 This is baby E‘s 1st birthday theme! 🤩 I love this book so much. 🥰 4mo
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Perfect 💚 4mo
Eggs A favorite in my family 🐛 4mo
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Mayadenoma

“But he was still hungry.“

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Mayadenoma

This book can be used to teach about metamorphosis, sequencing, and basic counting, making it an engaging resource for science and math lessons

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Mayadenoma
Pickpick

Eric Carle's The Very Hungry Caterpillar is a delightful and educational story about transformation and the days of the week. Through the vibrant illustrations, it takes children on a journey from caterpillar to butterfly. The book is a perfect choice for teaching about life cycles

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Megabooks
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Does anyone know this eastern US caterpillar snacking on our geraniums?? We can‘t find it on google. 🤔🐛🤔

So life is conspiring to make this spoonie really tired, but I have finished a few books, and they are three of the best books I‘ve read this month. (Two 4.5⭐️ and a 5⭐️!) And while I‘m will to dash off an okay review for an okay book, I‘d really like to do these justice. 🤞🏻 I get to them tonight or tomorrow morning.

mabell We use the inaturalist Seek app to identity plants and bugs 😄 1y
LaraReads My phone tells me it‘s a White-marked Tussock Moth larva 🤷🏻‍♀️ I use my phone photo feature for all kinds of plants, animals, and bugs (edited) 1y
LaraReads It‘s very pretty! 😍🐛 1y
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Cosmos_Moon_River Tussock moth caterpillar is correct… I think they sting, so I wouldn‘t recommend petting it‘s fuzzies. 1y
Megabooks @mabell I‘ve downloaded that now. Thanks! 1y
Megabooks @LaraReads @Cosmos_Moon yes! That‘s definitely what it is. Thank you both!! 1y
mabell @Megabooks Great! It‘s a lot of fun to use 1y
Cinfhen Super curious to hear about the books you loved!! And I love the apps that identify plants, flowers and bugs!!! Sooooo cool 😎 1y
Suet624 You definitely shouldn‘t hold one of these. My grandson felt like he had needles in his hand and then his hand went numb. 1y
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bookishbitch
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I found a classic as a board book. Magpie approves.

dabbe 🤩🤩🤩 1y
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thegirlwiththelibrarybag
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🥑🍉🥝🍌🍓🐛

Ruthiella 😂😂😂 1y
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5feet.of.fury
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🐛🍎🍏🥞🍪🍓🧀🥖🫐🍇🥜🍌🥧🍨🥗

Mitch Book me in! 2y
AmyG I‘d do that in a heartbeat. 2y
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Robotswithpersonality
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Pickpick

The Very Hungry Caterpillar is a feast for the eyes, and I enjoy him merrily munching away in full technicolour. I feel like Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? is the prequel to The Artist Who Painted A Blue Horse, (i.e. rainbow menagerie) but that's probably adult reading order bias. Still completely in love with Eric Carle's enthusiastically colourful style.

Robotswithpersonality Overthinking begins: I don't know if children's educators have taken a harder look at a book aimed toward younger audiences telling the story of a big, fat caterpillar becoming a much more slender butterfly. I can see this book being used for overdramatic on both sides of the fat positive/fatphobic divide. I choose to see lovely art portraying a varied diet consumed without shame, and gentle nutrition introduced prior to the conclusion. 2y
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Leniverse
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📖 The Very Hungry Caterpillar, V for Vendetta, The Vor Game, Venus in Fur
✍️ Jules Verne, Catherynne M. Valente
📺 Veronica Mars
🎤 Van Morrison
🎶 Vocal (Madrugada), Valentine's Day (David Bowie), Virtual Insanity (Jamiroquai), Voodoo Child (Jimi Hendrix)

#ManicMonday (It really was manic, hence the ManicMonday on a Tuesday) #LetterV @CBee

CBee I still love the Very Hungry Caterpillar 🐛 2y
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emileescengie

“On Thursday he ate through four strawberries, but he was still hungry”

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emileescengie
Pickpick

One of my favorites from my childhood. The illustrations bring such attention to the book and it is so recognizable. It shows the kids how eating food helps you grow!

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RavenclawPrincess913
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Question for the moms: what the heck are these crinkle sounding books called? Aquamarina can hold it now and loves it so wanna maybe get her more for Christmas 🥰

BeckyWithTheGoodBooks I think they are usually called a “soft” or “cloth” book, but you can put “crinkle book” into Google and get a lot of options! 2y
TEArificbooks Maybe “bath” books cause they can usually go in water 2y
Linear Sensory books, I think 2y
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Mboyd28

Just when the caterpillar thought the world was over. It became a beautiful butterfly.

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Mboyd28

I love the page in the story when the caterpillar is eating anything it can find like ice cream and cake.

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Mboyd28
Pickpick

Another one of my all time favorite picture books. The story follows a caterpillar who is extremely hungry. The caterpillar finds a great many things to eat as it grows until it eventually becomes a butterfly.

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veronicasadams

The Very Hungry Caterpillar is a children‘s picture book, designed, illustrated, and written by Eric Carle. The book includes counting, days of the week, different types of food, and a butterfly‘s life cycle!
“On Saturday he ate through one piece of cake, one ice cream cone, one pickle, one slice of Swiss cheese, one slice of salami, one lollipop, one piece of cherry pie, one sausage, one cupcake, and one slice of watermelon.“

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aperfectmjk
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Look everyone! It's finally up! Now everyone can feed The Very Hungry Library! 😁

#LFLSteward #TheVeryHungryLibrary #LittleFreeLibrary

Addison_Reads Love it! 💚💜💙 2y
Allylu That is so cute! ❤️📚🎉 2y
Ruthiella Beautiful! 😍 2y
Gissy Beautiful!😍 2y
Deblovestoread So cute 😍 2y
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TLC49steps
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Once upon a time, there lived a Caterpillar 🐛 that was HUNGRY for adventure. One day he awoke with bravery in his tiny green heart and headed out into his world, with a long path ahead of him. He knew it was not going to be easy, but through perseverance and a big ‘leaf‘ of faith - he would make it to the end! Where his wings would take him far beyond…wearing his technicolour dream coat, soaring towards the end of a rainbow. #parody #ericcarle

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Librarybelle
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Pickpick

I love this classic that teaches so much - the transformation from caterpillar to butterfly, counting, the naming of different fruits - and as always with Carle‘s illustrations, bright and cheerful.

In my search for challenged/banned books for #BBRC , I discovered that this #PictureBook was challenged in Australia for being detrimental to children. Specifically, it promoted child obesity. #LetterV

Clare-Dragonfly 😯🙄 2y
Bookwomble 🤦 2y
LibrarianRyan Interesting 2y
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AnnR Hmmm.... 2y
CarolynM Good grief! Really? Must have been a crank doing the challenging. I imagine they would have got short shrift. 2y
Librarybelle @CarolynM I cannot remember the group, but they wrote an article several years ago listing multiple “detrimental” titles. This one was highlighted. It didn‘t get too far! 2y
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aperfectmjk
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Here's the entire #veryhungrylibrary as you can see, all Eric Carle inspired.

I think for many of us he opened the door for our love of reading. I hope that by people opening the doors to my Little Free Library it will open the door to a new book they love.

wanderinglynn Super cute! 2y
Ruthiella Adorable! 😍 2y
Catsandbooks So beautiful! Everyone who visits your LFL is so lucky! 2y
peanutnine Love it! 💗 2y
BookNAround Perfect! 2y
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aperfectmjk
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Update... I left it white. 🤷‍♀️

Thanks for the input everyone! 😘

I think I'm done. Just need to seal it now.

#theveryhungrylibrary #littlefreelibrary

BarkingMadRead This is gorgeous! 2y
Catsandbooks Seriously so awesome!!!💕 2y
BookmarkTavern That looks amazing! 2y
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Chrissyreadit 😍😍😍 2y
TheRiehlDeal I love it! ❤️ 🐛 2y
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aperfectmjk
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Okay, I need your opinion. Do I put the dots behind the lettering or leave it white? 🤔

I'm just afraid that the dots will make it harder to read.

#ineedyourhelp #theveryhungrylibrary #littlefreelibrary

BookmarkTavern I would leave it white behind the letters. And it looks super cute! ❤️ 2y
Soubhiville I‘d leave it white as well. It‘s really fun! 2y
aperfectmjk @ozma.of.oz @Soubhiville maybe I could do some half circles just below the lettering to kind of finish it off since I have two circles that go up higher. 2y
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BookmarkTavern That would look great! 👍🏻👍🏻 2y
RaeLovesToRead Leave the lettering white! It looks fantastic 😊 2y
IndoorDame Love it! Leave it white 2y
claudiuo It's awesome that you got a little free library! 2y
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kspenmoll
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A book that delights all of us!
#alphabetgame #LetterV

Leftcoastzen For sure! 2y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Thank you for playing 🙌🏻📚 2y
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bibliobliss
Mehso-so

This is a classic, I suppose, but I don't really know why 😬 3/5 ⭐️

Deifio Well, I always liked the holes in the book, through everything that the caterpillar had eaten. It was just something different as a kid 2y
bibliobliss @Deifio I suppose!! 2y
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Cortg
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‘On Monday he ate through one apple. But he was still hungry.‘ This is a monarch caterpillar munching away at milkweed. I planted the entire side of my yard in native plants. It‘s quite overgrown and I love all the nature-activity it creates! Black-eyed Susan‘s are my state flower! ❤️

DHill I love this! 2y
Susanita Maryland? 2y
Cortg @susanita Yep! I think you‘re also in the area. I‘m in Anne Arundel Co 2y
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Cortg @DHill Thanks 😊 2y
Susanita We‘re neighbors! I‘m in Howard 2y
Cortg @Susanita Hi neighbor 👋🏻 2y
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SarahBookInterrupted
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Check out Lia‘s book review of The Very Hungry Caterpillar on Book Interrupted‘s Manuscript Monday. https://www.bookinterrupted.com/post/manuscript-monday-the-very-hungry-caterpill...

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Kshakal
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Eggs Wonderful 🐛☁️🦋 3y
tpixie Beautiful collage! 3y
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JuliaTheBookNerd
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I loved these books when I was little and I love that now I get to share them with my Nieces and Nephews 🥰
#EricCarle 🐛 🦋 🕷 ☀️ #WeRemember 🌹💔

#BookNerd 💙🤓📚

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Love!! 💛❤️💙🧡 3y
Eggs Great collection! 3y
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ImperfectCJ
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My favorite is probably the Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe room, but all are delightful. My son already has an Eric Carle rug in his room, though, so I feel like we're a step ahead on the tagged book.

Picture from the article: https://www.homeessentials.co.uk/shop/page/Kidsbedroom/show.action?utm_campaign=...

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WanderingBookaneer
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BethM Hahahahahaha 3y
vivastory Nor am I a llama in red pajamas 🤣 3y
Branwen I'm also not a mouse who has been given a cookie. Very disappointing! 😁 3y
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KatieDid927 Lmaoo 3y
julesG 🤣🤣 3y
Bookwormjillk 😂😂😂 3y
sprainedbrain 😂😂😂 3y
Bookzombie 😂😂 3y
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