The page for the day the caterpillar eats one apple is very small, a little bigger for the day it eats two pears, and full size for the day it eats five oranges. The Very Hungry Caterpillar was originally published in 1969. I think in my books I honor my father by writing about small living things. And in a way, I recapture those happy times. The Very Hungry Caterpillar is a good book to own or to take out of the library frequently.
Children enjoy hearing the story again and again.
Happily, you will enjoy reading it to them again and again also. Overy forty of Eric Carle's books are in print, all characterized by his distinctive artwork. Photograph by Liz Kennedy. Used with permission. Sponsored Links AddALL Book Search and Price Comprison One stop book search agent which search multiple online new, used, out of print books, rare books and hard to find book bookstores with one click.