Eric Carle's children's classic is the story of a very small and very hungry caterpillar who manages to nibble his way through the pages of this enchanting book. The book follows a caterpillar as it eats its way through a wide variety of foodstuffs before emerging as a butterfly. The Very Hungry Caterpillar introduces concepts of life stages where transformations take place including the ultimate metamorphosis from 'hungry caterpillar' to 'beautiful butterfly'. ,
It has been described as "one of the greatest childhood classics of all time.

Board Book

Author & illustrator Eric Carle