Eric Carle's The Very Hungry Caterpillar is now available for the first time in a new, oversized board book format. Plus, as an added bonus, it includes a CD of Eric Carle reading his classic story. This fine audio production makes a great listen, and is a fantastic new way to encounter this famous, famished caterpillar.

A caterpillar hatches out of his egg and is very hungry. On his first day, he eats through one piece of food; on his second, two, and so on. Little holes cut in the pages allow toddlers to wiggle their fingers through the food, just like the caterpillar. Vivid and colorful illustrations and ingenious layered pages help preschoolers learn the days of the week, how to count, and how a caterpillar turns into a butterfly. This picture book is considered a must for every toddler's library.

The story is perfectly-suited for your library story time. Compliment the book and CD with an assortment of NEW puppets and toys from the 2008 Eric Carle Puppet Collection.

The collection, and the books (in English and Spanish) are now available from Mister Anderson's Company — see the printable order form.

Download a FREE song sheet for the catchy Insects In The Garden
insect_in_the_garden_song.pdf (738KB)