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'{{Infobox book | name = The Very Hungry Caterpillar UwU | image = HungryCaterpillar.JPG | caption = Front cover illustration | author = [[Eric Carle]] | illustrator = Eric Carle | cover_artist = Derrick | country = United States | language = English | genre = Children's literature (Children's picture book) | publisher = [[World Publishing Company]] (US)<br/>[[Hamish Hamilton]] (UK) | pub_date = June 3, 1969 | media_type = [[Hardcover]], [[Board book]] | pages = 22 | isbn = 0-399-22690-7 | isbn_note = (US) | oclc = 21134403 | congress = }} '''''The Very Hungry Caterpillar''''' is a [[picture book|children's picture book]] designed, illustrated, and written by [[Eric Carle]], first published by the [[World Publishing Company]] in 1969, later published by [[Penguin Putnam]].<ref>''100 Best Books for Children'', Anita Silvey, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2004, {{ISBN|978-0-618-27889-3}}</ref> It features a [[caterpillar]] who eats his way through a wide variety of foodstuffs before [[pupa]]ting and emerging as a [[butterfly]]. The winner of many [[children's literature]] awards and a major graphic design award,<ref name="Eric Carle collection">{{cite web |url= http://www.lib.uconn.edu/online/research/speclib/ASC/findaids/Carle/MSS20000092.html |archive-url= https://archive.is/20120805053250/http://www.lib.uconn.edu/online/research/speclib/ASC/findaids/Carle/MSS20000092.html |dead-url= yes |archive-date= 2012-08-05 |title= Eric Carle collection |accessdate= 2008-09-08 |publisher= University Libraries – Information courtesy of the Gale Group }}</ref> it has sold almost 50 million copies worldwide.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theatlantic.com/family/archive/2019/03/very-hungry-caterpillar-50th-anniversary/585271/ | location=Boston | work=The Atlantic | first=Ashley | last=Fetters | title=How The Very Hungry Caterpillar Became a Classic | date=20 March 2019}}</ref> It has been described as having sold the equivalent of a copy per minute since its publication.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2004/oct/22/booksforchildrenandteenagers | location=London | work=The Guardian | first=Kate | last=Taylor | title=Eat your heart out | date=22 October 2004}}</ref> It has been described as "one of the greatest childhood classics of all time."<ref name=eyho>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2004/oct/22/booksforchildrenandteenagers|title=Eat your heart out|work=The Guardian|author=Kate Taylor|date=22 October 2004}}</ref> It was voted the number two children's picture book in a 2012 survey of ''School Library Journal'' readers.<ref> {{cite news| url=http://blogs.slj.com/afuse8production/2012/07/06/top-100-picture-books-poll-results/ | work=School Library Journal | first=Elizabeth | last=Bird | title=Top 100 Picture Books Poll Results | date=6 July 2012}}</ref> ''The Very Hungry Caterpillar'' uses distinctive [[collage]] illustrations (Carle's third book, and a new style at the time), 'eaten' holes in the pages and simple text with educational themes – counting, the days of the week, foods, and a butterfly's life stages. There have been a large number of related books and other products, including educational tools, created in connection to the book. The caterpillar's diet is fictional rather than scientifically accurate, but the book introduces concepts of [[Lepidoptera]] life stages where transformations take place including the ultimate [[metamorphosis]] from 'hungry caterpillar' to 'handsome butterfly', and it has been endorsed by the [[Royal Entomological Society]]. ==Synopsis== One Sunday morning, a [[caterpillar]] hatches from an egg. He is known as the Very Hungry Caterpillar, who loves eating, and so he begins to look for some food. He eats through increasing quantities of fruit on the following 5 days. First it's one [[apple]] on Monday, then two [[pears]] on Tuesday, three [[plums]] on Wednesday, four [[strawberries]] on Thursday, and finally, five [[oranges]] on Friday. On Saturday, he eats an enormous amount of food. He eats through one piece of [[chocolate cake]], one [[ice-cream]] cone, one [[Pickled cucumber|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]]. Then that night, he gets a stomachache from overeating (from all of those 6 days; Monday through Saturday). But the next morning, it becomes Sunday again. The caterpillar recovered after he eats one green leaf. Finally, he's neither hungry nor little. The caterpillar spins a [[Pupa#Cocoon|cocoon]] around himself. There, inside he sleeps in it for 2 weeks. Later, the caterpillar emerges as a [[butterfly]] with large, gorgeous, multi-coloured wings. ==Development== In a sense the book was inspired by a [[hole punch]]: "One day I was punching holes with a hole puncher into a stack of paper, and I thought of a bookworm and so I created a story called ''A Week with Willi the Worm''."<ref name=telegraph-mar09/> Carle was familiar with "differently shaped pages" from books that he read as a child in Germany.<ref name=bird/> ''A Week with Willi the Worm'' featured a [[bookworm (insect)|bookworm]] named Willi. But Carle's editor Ann Beneduce advised that a green worm would not make a likeable [[protagonist]].<ref name=bird/><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.metro.co.uk/fame/interviews/article.html?in_article_id=590323 |title= Hungry Caterpillar author on zoo maths |accessdate=2009-03-20|publisher=Metro.co.uk}}</ref> "Then my editor suggested a caterpillar instead and I said 'Butterfly!' That's how it began," Carle recalls.<ref name=telegraph-mar09>{{cite news | last=Khan | first=Urmee | title=Google celebrates Eric Carle's Very Hungry Caterpillar | date=20 March 2009 | url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/books/5021384/Google-celebrates-Eric-Carles-Very-Hungry-Caterpillar.html | location=London | work=The Daily Telegraph}}</ref> The differently shaped pages with holes representing the caterpillar's trail through foodstuffs were a challenge. No US printer could do the work economically but Beneduce found one in Japan.<ref name=bird/> ==Awards and accolades== The book has won numerous awards, including an [[American Institute of Graphic Arts]] Award in 1970, the Selection du Grand Prix des Treize in France in 1972, and the Nakamori Reader's Prize in Japan in 1975.<ref name="Eric Carle collection"/> ''[[The New York Times]]'' cited it as one of the "Ten Best Picture Books of the Year" in 1969. The book placed at number 199 in the [[Big Read]], a 2003 poll conducted by the [[BBC]] to determine the [[United Kingdom|United Kingdom's]] best loved books. It was one of the few picture books to place on the list.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/arts/bigread/top200_2.shtml |title= The Big Read |accessdate=2008-09-08|publisher=BBC}}</ref> Based on a 2007 online poll, the [[National Education Association]] named the book one of its "Teachers' Top 100 Books for Children."<ref name=NEA2007>{{cite web |url= http://www.nea.org/grants/13154.htm/ |title= Teachers' Top 100 Books for Children |author= National Education Association |year= 2007|accessdate=2012-08-22}}</ref> Five years later ''[[School Library Journal]]'' sponsored a survey of readers which identified ''The Very Hungry Caterpillar'' as the number two children's picture book, behind only Maurice Sendak's ''[[Where the Wild Things Are]]''.<ref name=SLJ/><!--Elizabeth Bird, the [[NYPL]] librarian who conducted the survey, observed / highlighted ... --><ref name=bird/> ==Educational and cultural influence== [[File:Veryhungrycaterpillargoogle.jpg|right|thumb|[[Google Doodle]] on the 40th anniversary of ''The Very Hungry Caterpillar'']] The book has been translated into at least 40 languages,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.alsintl.com/blog/book-translation-in-foreign-markets/|title=Accredited Language Services|publisher=|accessdate=11 March 2017}}</ref> including Dutch, French,<ref>{{ISBN|2871421749}}</ref> Spanish,<ref>{{ISBN|039923960X}}</ref> German,<ref>{{ISBN|3806742596}}</ref> Chinese,<ref>{{ISBN|9577620981}}</ref> Italian,<ref>{{ISBN|8804323329}}</ref> Portuguese, Swedish,<ref>{{ISBN|9163812134}}</ref> Russian,<ref>{{ISBN|5903497047}}</ref> and Hebrew.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kibutz-poalim.co.il/product?c0=42650|title=הזחל הרעב קרל אריק|work=kibutz-poalim.co.il|accessdate=11 March 2017}}</ref> It has been used by elementary school teachers, librarians, and parents as a teaching aid, with activities developed which use the book.<ref>''The librarian's complete guide to involving parents through children's literature'', Anthony D. Fredericks, Libraries Unlimited, 1997. {{ISBN|1-56308-538-0}} p. 93</ref><ref>''Teaching Terrific Fours'', Annal Jones, Carol Crownover, Elizabeth Jones. Humanism Learning, 2006. {{ISBN|0-89334-419-2}} p. 92</ref> It was used by former first lady [[Barbara Bush]] as part of her campaign to promote literacy.<ref>http://electromagnetism/newspapers?id=w5YxAAAAIBAJ&sjid=pm4DAAAAIBAJ&pg=6769,1457812&dq=very-hungry-caterpillar&hl=en{{Dead link|date=July 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> The book received renewed attention when in 1999, [[Pizza Hut]] asked 50 US governors to name their favorite books from childhood. Presidential candidate [[George W. Bush]] "opted for the Caterpillar. It didn't take long for gleeful commentators to point out that when the book was published, Bush was nearly 23."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2004/oct/22/booksforchildrenandteenagers|title=Eat your heart out|author=Taylor, Kate|date=22 October 2004|work=The Guardian}}</ref> In 2009, [[Google]] celebrated the book's 40th anniversary by rendering the [[Google logo|logo]] on its main search page in the style used in the book.<ref name=telegraph-mar09 /><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.google.com/doodles/first-day-of-spring-2009-design-by-eric-carle|title=First Day of Spring 2009 - Design by Eric Carle|last=|first=|date=|website=Google|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120109043752/http://www.google.com/doodles/first-day-of-spring-2009-design-by-eric-carle|archive-date=2012-01-09|dead-url=no|access-date=2018-08-15|df=}}</ref> In 2011, the [[American Academy of Pediatrics]] sent out special copies of the book, with associated learning tools, to health providers, to promote healthy eating in the U.S.<ref>{{cite web|title=Groups Hope "Hungry Caterpillar" Helps Fight Fat|url=http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2011/mar/8/groups-hope-hungry-caterpillar-helps-fight-fat/|author=Associated Press|work=Washington Times|accessdate=30 March 2011|date=8 March 2011 }}</ref> ==UK releases== === VHS === ''The Very Hungry Caterpillar'' was adapted for [[television]] on 1 September 1993 in the UK before being released on [[VHS video]] on 17th October 1994 distributed by PolyGram Video, then it re-released on 16th June 1997 distributed by Channel 5 Video and it also got re-released on 18th March 2002 distributed by Universal Pictures. a sub[[label]] of [[PolyGram]], as part of an [[anthology]] called ''The [[World]] Of [[Eric Carle]]'' that included '''''The Very Hungry Caterpillar''''', along with four other Eric Carle stories, including: ''Papa, Please Get the Moon for Me'', ''The Very Quiet Cricket'', ''The Mixed-Up Chameleon'', and ''I See A Song''. It used a [[classical music]]-influenced soundtrack by [[Wallace & Gromit]] composer [[Julian Nott]]. [[Narration]] on the UK releases of the programme, entitled ''The Very Hungry Caterpillar and Other Stories'', was performed by [[Roger McGough]] and [[Juliet Stevenson]], this version was briefly released in the US in the same year by Scholastic<ref>{{Citation|last=Reed Brunson|title=Opening to The Very Hungry Caterpillar & Other Stories by Eric Carle 1993 VHS (Rare)|date=2015-10-03|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WdLTGD8CX9s|accessdate=2018-02-25}}</ref> before on 5 August 1995, [[The Walt Disney Company|Disney]] released a US dub of the video, with narration by [[Brian Cummings]] and [[Linda Gary]].<ref>{{Cite book|date=August 5, 1995|publisher=Walt Disney Productions|title=The Very Hungry Caterpillar and other stories}}</ref> Subsequent to that adaptation, the film and TV rights were sold for £1 million.<ref>{{Cite book|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/4717503.stm|publisher=BBC|title=Counting on the Caterpillar|date=26 July 2005|author=Dominic Casciani }}</ref>{{Dubious|date=March 2011}} === DVD === ''The Very Hungry Caterpillar'' was released on [[DVD]] on 24 April 2006, this time presented by the [[Illuminated Film Company]] and broadcast by '''Ventura Distribution''' as part of the anthology called ''The World Of [[Eric Carle]]'' that included ''The Very Hungry Caterpillar'', along with four other Eric Carle stories: ''Papa, Please Get the Moon for Me'', ''The Very Quiet Cricket'', ''The Mixed-Up Chameleon'', and ''I See a Song''. It was also released on DVD in the US by Disney. ==Ancillary products== There have been numerous different editions of the book,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.penguin.com/books/browse/1/read|title=Read - Penguin Books USA - Read|work=penguin.com|accessdate=11 March 2017}}</ref> with various additional features, as well as games incorporating copies of the book. Examples include a pop-up version<ref>http://us.penguingroup.com/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780399250392,00.html</ref> and a book/card game combination from University Games.<ref>{{Cite journal | url = https://books.google.com/?id=oMDpPQAACAAJ&dq=%22the+very+hungry+caterpillar%22 | title = The Very Hungry Caterpillar Spinner: Book and Card Game | isbn = 978-1-57528-890-1 | publisher = University Games | date = 2007-01-30}}</ref> Other toys and educational resources based upon or featuring The Very Hungry Caterpillar are also plentiful.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.google.com/search?tbm=bks&tbo=1&q=%22the%20very%20hungry%20caterpillar%22&btnG=|title="the very hungry caterpillar" - Google Search|work=google.com|accessdate=11 March 2017}}</ref> An educational video game based on the book, titled ''The Very Hungry Caterpillar's ABCs'', was released by CYBIRD Co. Ltd. for [[WiiWare]] on September 20, 2010.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://kotaku.com/5642780/the-nintendo-download-countdown-to-excitement/gallery/2|title=The Nintendo Download: Countdown To Excitement|first=Mike|last=Fahey|work=kotaku.com|accessdate=11 March 2017}}</ref> ==In popular culture== * In 2000, [[George W. Bush]] read the book at primary schools while campaigning for the presidency, calling it his favorite childhood book.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2004/oct/22/booksforchildrenandteenagers|title=Eat your heart out|first=Kate|last=Taylor|date=22 October 2004|publisher=|accessdate=11 March 2017|via=The Guardian}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.seattlepi.com/local/politics/article/Washington-gets-to-vote-on-whether-corporations-6785583.php|title=Washington will get to vote on whether corporations are people|last=Connelly|first=Joel|date=January 26, 2016|work=seattlepi.com|accessdate=11 March 2017}}</ref> ==References== {{Reflist |refs= <ref name=bird> Bird, Elizabeth (June 28, 2012). [http://blogs.slj.com/afuse8production/2012/06/28/top-100-picture-books-2-the-very-hungry-caterpillar-by-eric-carle/ "Top 100 Picture Books #2: ''The Very Hungry Caterpillar'' by Eric Carle"]. A Fuse 8 Production. Retrieved 2013-06-19.</ref> <ref name=SLJ> [http://www.slj.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/SLJ_Fuse8_Top100_Picture.pdf "SLJ's Top 100 Picture Books"] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161123045649/http://www.slj.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/SLJ_Fuse8_Top100_Picture.pdf |date=2016-11-23 }} (poster presentation of reader poll results). A Fuse #8 Production. ''School Library Journal''. }} ==External links== {{Portal|Children's literature |Visual arts }} *[http://www.eric-carle.com/catexchange.html "Caterpillar Exchange" teacher's resource page at Carle website] *{{IMDb title|0426381|The World of Eric Carle}} {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Very Hungry Caterpillar, The}} [[Category:1969 children's books]] [[Category:1993 television films]] [[Category:American picture books]] [[Category:Package films]] [[Category:Picture books by Eric Carle]] [[Category:Illustration]] [[Category:Book design]] [[Category:Fictional butterflies and moths]]'