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'{{Short description|Children's picture book by Eric Carle}} {{Use mdy dates|date=May 2021}} {{Infobox book | name = The Very Hungry Caterpillar | 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]]. The book features a very hungry caterpillar eating foodstuffs before pupating and emerging as a [[butterfly]]. It has won many children’s literature awards and major graphic design awards.<ref name="Fetters">{{Cite web |last=Fetters |first=Ashley |date=2019-03-20 |title=How The Very Hungry Caterpillar Became a Classic |url=https://www.theatlantic.com/family/archive/2019/03/very-hungry-caterpillar-50th-anniversary/585271/ |access-date=2022-04-27 |website=The Atlantic |language=en}}</ref> Furthermore, it has sold upwards of 50 million copies worldwide,<ref name="Fetters" /> selling roughly a copy per thirty seconds since its publication.<ref name="Fetters" /> The book has been lauded as “one of the greatest childhood classics of all time.”<ref name="Eat your heart out">{{Cite web |date=2004-10-22 |title=Eat your heart out |url=http://www.theguardian.com/books/2004/oct/22/booksforchildrenandteenagers |access-date=2022-04-27 |website=the Guardian |language=en}}</ref> Its ‘eaten’ holes and [[collage]] artwork were innovative for its time.<ref name="Fetters" /> The book includes counting, days of the week, food, and butterfly’s life cycle which contribute to juvenile education. Nowadays, many books and products relate to Carle’s original work. ==Synopsis== On an early Sunday morning, “a tiny and very hungry [[caterpillar]]” hatches from his egg. Then, he searches for something to eat. For the following five days (Monday-Friday), the very hungry caterpillar eats through an increasing quantity of [[fruit]]: one [[apple]] on Monday, two [[pear]]s on Tuesday, three [[plum]]s on Wednesday, four [[Strawberry|strawberries]] on Thursday, and five [[Orange (fruit)|oranges]] on Friday. The caterpillar is still hungry. On Saturday he feasts, eating a piece of [[chocolate cake]], a [[strawberry ice cream]] cone, a [[pickled cucumber|pickle]], a slice of [[Swiss cheese (North America)|Swiss cheese]], a slice of [[salami]], a [[lollipop]], a piece of [[cherry pie]], a [[sausage]], a [[cupcake]] and a slice of [[watermelon]]. That night, he gets a stomach ache from unhealthy overeating. To recover from Saturday’s stomach ache, the caterpillar eats one green leaf on Sunday (week has passed). This makes him feel much better. He is no longer little and hungry; he is now a big and fat caterpillar. He builds a [[cocoon (silk)|cocoon]] around himself. He stays inside of it for two weeks, after which he nibbles a hole and pushes his way out. Finally, he develops into a large, beautiful, multi-colored [[butterfly]]. As a butterfly, the cycle begins again. Carle’s story mimics a caterpillar’s actual life cycle: eating, growing, spinning, and finally metamorphosing into a butterfly. ==Development==<ref><ref>'''Bold text'''</ref></ref> [[File:Butterfly cycle|thumb|alt=Good story for kids/creative story [[File:Catipillar|thumb]] ]]; one day he was hole punching a stack of paper, thought of a [[bookworm]], and created the story ''A Week with Willi the Worm''.<ref name="Telegraph Google">{{Cite web |title=Google celebrates Eric Carle's Very Hungry Caterpillar |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/books/5021384/Google-celebrates-Eric-Carles-Very-Hungry-Caterpillar.html |access-date=2022-04-27 |website=www.telegraph.co.uk}}</ref> ''A Week with Willi the Worm'' featured a bookworm named Willi. Ann Beneduce, Carle's editor, advised that a green worm would not make a likable [[protagonist]].<ref name="Betsy Bird">{{Cite web |last=Bird |first=Betsy |title=Top 100 Picture Books #2: The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle |url=https://afuse8production.slj.com/2012/06/28/top-100-picture-books-2-the-very-hungry-caterpillar-by-eric-carle/ |website=School Library Journal}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Metrowebukmetro |date=2009-03-20 |title=Hungry Caterpillar author on zoo maths |url=https://metro.co.uk/2009/03/20/hungry-caterpillar-author-on-zoo-maths-566674/ |access-date=2022-04-27 |website=Metro |language=en}}</ref> Beneduce suggested a caterpillar to which Carle responded “butterfly”; hence, the idea for the book was cemented. The differently shaped pages with holes representing the caterpillar's trail through foodstuffs were a challenge, but Carle was familiar with "differently shaped pages" from books that he read as a child in Germany.<ref name="Betsy Bird" /> == Publication == The book was originally published by the [[World Publishing Company]] (US) in 1969. It was originally printed in Japan due to high US publishing costs.<ref name="Betsy Bird" /> After the World Publishing Company, [[Penguin Random House]] became the book’s publisher.{{Citation needed|date=May 2022}} In 2019, Penguin bought the title from Carle.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Trachtenberg |first=Jeffrey A. |date=2019-11-05 |title='Very Hungry Caterpillar' Author Eric Carle Sells Company to Penguin Random House |language=en-US |work=Wall Street Journal |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/very-hungry-caterpillar-author-eric-carle-sells-company-to-penguin-random-house-11572990026 |access-date=2022-04-27 |issn=0099-9660}}</ref> Since its production, ''The Very Hungry Caterpillar'' has sold roughly one copy every thirty seconds.<ref name="Fetters" /> The book has been translated more than 60 languages,<ref name="Fetters" /> including Arabic,<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Very Hungry Caterpillar in Arabic and English : Eric Carle : 9781852691240 |url=https://www.bookdepository.com/Very-Hungry-Caterpillar-Arabic-English-Eric-Carle/9781852691240 |access-date=2022-04-27 |website=www.bookdepository.com}}</ref> Dutch, French,<ref>{{Cite book |last=Carle |first=Eric |url=http://archive.org/details/lachenillequifai00carl |title=La chenille qui fait des trous |date=1999 |publisher=Namur [Belgium] : Mijade |others=Internet Archive |isbn=978-2-87142-174-0}}</ref> Spanish,<ref>{{Cite book |title=La oruga muy hambrienta |year=2002 |isbn=039923960X}}</ref> German,<ref>{{Cite book |last=Carle |first=Eric |title=Die kleine Raupe Nimmersatt |year=1969 |isbn=3806742596}}</ref> Japanese,<ref>{{Cite book |last=Carle |first=Eric |title=はらぺこあおむし |year=2001 |isbn=9577620981}}</ref> Italian,<ref>{{Cite book |last=Carle |first=Eric |title=Il piccolo Bruco Maisazio |year=1989 |isbn=8804323329}}</ref> Portuguese, Swedish,<ref>{{Cite book |last=Carle |first=Eric |title=Den mycket hungriga larven |year=1998 |isbn=9163812134}}</ref> Russian,<ref>{{Cite book |last=Карл |first=Эрик |title=Очень голодная гусеница |year=2008 |isbn=9785903497041}}</ref> and Hebrew.<ref>{{Cite web |title=הוצאת הקיבוץ המאוחד - ספרית פועלים |url=https://www.kibutz-poalim.co.il/ |access-date=2022-04-27 |website=www.kibutz-poalim.co.il |language=he-IL}}</ref> ==Reception == === Awards === The book has won numerous awards including the [[American Institute of Graphic Arts]] Award in 1970, the Best Children’s Books of England 1970, the [[Selection du Grand Prix des Treize]] in France in 1972, and the [[Nakamori Reader's Prize]] in Japan in 1975.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2012-08-05 |title=Eric Carle Collection |url=http://doddcenter.uconn.edu/asc/findaids/Carle/MSS20000092.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120805053250/http://doddcenter.uconn.edu/asc/findaids/Carle/MSS20000092.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=2012-08-05 |access-date=2022-04-27 |website=archive.ph}}</ref> [[The New York Times]] also cited it as one of the “Ten Best Picture Books of the Year” in 1969.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Awards |url=https://eric-carle.com/about-eric-carle/awards/ |access-date=2022-04-27 |website=Eric Carle |language=en-US}}</ref> Furthermore, the book placed at number 199 in the [[The Big Read|Big Read]], a 2003 poll conducted by the BBC to determine the United Kingdom's best loved books. It was one of a few picture books to place on the list.<ref>{{Cite web |title=BBC - The Big Read - Top 200 Books |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/arts/bigread/top200_2.shtml |access-date=2022-04-27 |website=www.bbc.co.uk}}</ref> Based on a 2007 online poll, the [[National Education Association]] listed the book as one of its "Teachers' Top 100 Books for Children".<ref>{{Cite web |title=National Education Association {{!}} NEA |url=https://www.nea.org/ |access-date=2022-04-27 |website=www.nea.org |language=en}}</ref> Five years later, ''[[School Library Journal]] s''urvey of readers named ''The Very Hungry Caterpillar'' as the second-best children’s book.<ref name="Betsy Bird" /> More recently in 2020, ''The Very Hungry Caterpillar'' was number ten on the list of "Top Check Outs of All Time" by the [[New York Public Library]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Carlson |first=Jen |date=2020-01-13 |title=These Are The NYPL's Top Check Outs OF ALL TIME |url=https://gothamist.com/ |access-date=2022-04-27 |website=Gothamist |language=en}}</ref> It also won the best children’s classic accolade at the [[Sainsbury Children’s Book Awards]] in 2019.<ref name="Sainsbury">{{Cite web |title=Children's classic storybook The Very Hungry Caterpillar wins award |url=https://www.earlyyearseducator.co.uk/news/article/children-s-classic-storybook-the-very-hungry-caterpillar-wins-award |access-date=2022-04-27 |website=Early Years Educator |language=en}}</ref> Carle said that this award was a “perfect way” to celebrate the book’s 50th anniversary.<ref name="Sainsbury" /> === Endorsements === ''The Very Hungry Caterpillar'' introduces [[Lepidoptera]] life stage concepts depicting [[metamorphosis]] from a ‘hungry caterpillar’ to a ‘beautiful butterfly;’ the [[Royal Entomological Society]] endorsed the book due to the scientific accuracy of this transformation. {{Citation needed|date=May 2022}} === Issues and bans === The book was removed from libraries in Herefordshire, England in an effort to promote healthy eating.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Waterson |first=Michael |title=Banned Books Week |url=https://napavalleyregister.com/eagle/news/local/banned-books-week/article_70d3b8a2-a8ef-5c40-84c2-56a1923e94bb.html |access-date=2022-05-02 |website=Napa Valley Register |language=en}}</ref> In 2021, researchers from [[Edith Cowan University]] in [[Western Australia]] criticised a number of books, including ''The Very Hungry Caterpillar'', for not being culturally diverse, and finding that teachers were over-relying on classic titles which reflected dominant culture and outdated viewpoints and lifestyles.<ref name=exclusive>{{cite journal |last1=Adam|first1=Helen|last2=Hays|first2=Anne-Maree|last3=Urquhart|first3=Yvonne|date=2021|title=The Exclusive White World of Preservice Teachers' Book Selection for the Classroom: Influences and Implications for Practice|url=https://ro.ecu.edu.au/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=5081&context=ajte|journal=The Australian Journal of Teacher Education|volume=46|issue=8|pages= 51–69|doi=10.14221/ajte.2021v46n8.4|s2cid=244197665 |access-date=5 June 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Sugden|first=Maureen|date=4 June 2022|title=Issue of the day: Are beloved children's classics 'outdated'?|url=https://www.heraldscotland.com/opinion/20186028.issue-day-beloved-childrens-classics-outdated|work=[[The Herald (Scotland)|The Herald]]|location= |access-date=5 June 2022}}</ref> In an article for the ''Australian Journal of Teacher Education'', the researchers expressed concern about classic books which only contained animal characters, finding that animal stories decrease the likelihood of children from minority backgrounds seeing characters representative of themselves.<ref name=exclusive/><ref>{{cite news |last=Goodall|first=Hamish|date=2 June 2022|title=Australian researcher claims children's book are not diverse enough|url=https://7news.com.au/sunrise/researcher-claims-iconic-childrens-books-are-not-diverse-enough-c-6995100|work=[[Seven News|7 News]]|location= |access-date=5 June 2022}}</ref> They recommended classic titles be placed alongside more contemporary texts which better represent a more modern culturally-diverse society.<ref name=exclusive/><ref>{{cite news |last1=O'Brien|first1=Susie|last2=Hodge|first2=Regan|date=29 May 2022|title=Popular children books deemed not culturally diverse enough|url=https://www.heraldsun.com.au/education-victoria/popular-children-books-deemed-not-culturally-diverse-enough/news-story/89318b6444da89e2e76f2af6c12572e4|work=[[Herald Sun]]|location= |access-date=5 June 2022}}</ref> The findings were criticised by media commentators such as [[Kel Richards]] and [[Erin Molan]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Richards|first=Kel|author-link=Kel Richards|date=1 June 2022|title=Kel Richards: Beloved children's classics are being sacrificed at the altar of politically correct wokery|url=https://www.skynews.com.au/australia-news/kel-richards-beloved-childrens-classics-are-being-sacrificed-at-the-altar-of-politically-correct-wokery/news-story/66e93804a3c3bc1abf3e602c8c919a4e|work=[[Sky News Australia]]|location= |access-date=5 June 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Molan|first=Erin|author-link=Erin Molan|date=3 June 2022|title=Erin Molan: Storm over classic kids' books is diversity gone mad|url=https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/opinion/erin-molan-storm-over-classic-kids-books-is-diversity-gone-mad/news-story/74ec349941b99f498bff00cca10e0938|work=[[The Daily Telegraph (Sydney)|The Daily Telegraph]]|location= |access-date=5 June 2022}}</ref> ==Educational usage and influence== This book includes educational themes including counting, the days of the week, foods, and a butterfly’s life stages. However, the book does not appear as didactic; rather, it presents information discreetly without children realizing it.<ref name="Fetters" /> 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 (identifier)|ISBN]] [[Special:BookSources/1-56308-538-0|1-56308-538-0]] p. 93</ref><ref>''Teaching Terrific Fours'', Annal Jones, Carol Crownover, Elizabeth Jones. Humanism Learning, 2006. [[ISBN (identifier)|ISBN]] [[Special:BookSources/0-89334-419-2|0-89334-419-2]] p. 92</ref> Furthermore, the pictures allow for understanding without reading.<ref name="Roney">Roney, R. C. "Back to the Basics with Storytelling." The Reading Teacher 42.7 (1989): 520-3. JSTOR. Web.</ref> === Predictability === The book contains “familiar sequences” or patterns when referencing days of the week and numbers.<ref name="LK Rhodes">Rhodes, Lynn K. "I can Read! Predictable Books as Resources for Reading and Writing Instruction." The Reading Teacher 34.5 (1981): 511-8. JSTOR. Web.</ref> These patterns help young readers read naturally and reflect their own personal knowledge about the world.<ref name="LK Rhodes" /> Furthermore, these patterns encourage word recognition strategies while reading, rather than beforehand.<ref name="LK Rhodes" /> Therefore, predictability helps establish understanding within context.<ref name="LK Rhodes" /> The book’s predictability also allows for [[oral cloze exercises]], exercises where an adult reader can omit a day of the week or number and the child can insert it.<ref name="Wiseman">Wiseman, Donna L. "Helping Children Take Early Steps Toward Reading and Writing." The Reading Teacher 37.4 (1984): 340-4. JSTOR. Web.</ref> These exercises help children gain confidence in predicting language and enforcing pre-existing knowledge.<ref name="Wiseman" /> === Common core === New elementary [[Common Core|common core]] standards emphasize more informational texts in primary education; books like ''The Very Hungry Caterpillar'' mend the divide between informational texts and elementary engagement.<ref name="Neuman and Roskos">Neuman, Susan B., and Roskos, Kathleen. "Helping Children Become More Knowledgeable through Text." The Reading Teacher 66.3 (2012): 207-10. JSTOR. Web.</ref> The book is captivating for young learners, while also providing lessons on counting, days of the week, and metamorphosis.<ref name="Neuman and Roskos" /> === Storytelling/Classroom activities === ''The Very Hungry Caterpillar’s'' format allows for expansion into a classroom activity.<ref name="Roney" /> Children can engage in creative practice and storytelling by inserting their own foods and drawings into each day of the week.<ref name="Roney" /> Using the book’s format children can incorporate their own interests; thus, they are telling their own stories.<ref name="Roney" /> Sharing their renditions with peers, students again engage with storytelling.<ref name="Roney" /> === Secondary school usage === ''The Very Hungry Caterpillar'' has met [[Beowulf]] in secondary classrooms in an effort to prompt academic and sophisticated discussion of picture books.<ref name="Beowulf">Neal, Judith C., and Moore, Kay. ""The Very Hungry Caterpillar" Meets "Beowulf" in Secondary Classrooms." Journal of Reading 35.4 (1991): 290-6. JSTOR. Web.</ref> Main reasons for integration include the universal themes of picture books and providing visual aids for comprehension.<ref name="Beowulf" /> ''The Very Hungry Caterpillar'' has themes that extend past young children and its integration with [[Beowulf]] helps engage secondary aged students.<ref name="Beowulf" /> === Healthy eating === This book has been instrumental in fighting childhood obesity. The [[American Academy of Pediatrics]], the [[Centers for Disease Control and Prevention|CDC]], philanthropic groups, and anti-obesity campaigns utilize this book to teach children about healthy eating.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2011-03-08 |title=Deconstructing 'The Very Hungry Caterpillar': Excellent food choices, portion control needs work |url=https://www.latimes.com/health/lat-hungry-caterpillar-obesity-030811-story.html |access-date=2022-04-27 |website=Los Angeles Times |language=en-US}}</ref> In 2011, the [[American Academy of Pediatrics]] sent out special copies of the book, with associated learning tools, to health providers, for a campaign to healthy eating in the U.S.<ref>"Groups Hope "Hungry Caterpillar" Helps Fight Fat". ''Washington Times''. Associated Press. March 8, 2011. Retrieved March 30, 2011.</ref> Carle supports the usage of his book to promote healthy eating. == Cocoon vs. Chrysalis == In the story, the caterpillar builds a [[cocoon (silk)|cocoon]], and a [[butterfly]] emerges. In reality, a caterpillar that makes a cocoon emerges as a [[moth]], while a butterfly will emerge from a [[chrysalis]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Giaimo |first=Giaimo |title=The Very Hungry Caterpillar Lied to You As a Child |url=https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/the-very-hungry-caterpillar-lied-to-you-as-a-child |access-date=2022-07-21 |website=Atlas Obscura |language=en}}</ref> == Cultural influence == This book was used by former first lady [[Barbara Bush]] as part of her campaign to promote literacy.<ref>Tate, Mikayla (June 10, 2019). "PSCD Summer Reading: The Very Hungry Caterpillar". ''Provo City School District''. Retrieved July 24, 2020. <q>The Very Hungry Caterpillar has been translated into 40 different languages and was also used by Barbara Bush as part of her literacy campaign.</q></ref> In 1999, the pizza restaurant [[Pizza Hut]] asked 50 U.S. governors to name their favorite books from childhood. The then governor of Texas, [[George W. Bush]], named ''The Very Hungry Caterpillar'', despite having been of college age at the time of its publication.<ref name="Eat your heart out" /> In 2009, [[Google]] celebrated the book's 40th anniversary by rendering the [[logo]] on its main search page in the style used in the book.<ref name="Telegraph Google"/><ref>{{Citation |title=First Day of Spring 2009 - Design by Eric Carle |url=http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/bT4TRpcZTcPqGbDgGXBdUty2CyQ_sJtQ4s-64-SRkkZw3fObWd8EpEyxljydj79TDBZZD3Q_lHXDkxbdQWx443udWcpnpzexSkSxGD42GA=s660 |language=en |access-date=2022-04-27}}</ref> ==UK/US releases== === VHS === ''The Very Hungry Caterpillar'' was adapted for UK television on September 1, 1993. Then on October 17, 1994 it was released as a [[VHS|VHS video]] distributed by [[PolyGram Filmed Entertainment|PolyGram]] Video.<ref name="IMDB">{{Citation |title=The World of Eric Carle (TV Series 1993) - IMDb |url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0426381/companycredits/ |access-date=2022-05-02}}</ref> After which, it was re-released on June 16, 1997 distributed by [[Channel 5 Video]], a sub-label of PolyGram. On March 18, 2002 it was re-released by [[Universal Pictures]] as part of an anthology called The World of Eric Carle that included ''The Very Hungry Caterpillar'' along with four other Eric Carle stories. {{Citation needed|date=May 2022}} This anthology utilized a classical music–influenced soundtrack by Wallace & Gromit composer [[Julian Nott]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Julian Nott |url=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0636608/ |access-date=2022-04-27 |website=IMDb}}</ref> Narration on the UK releases were performed by [[Roger McGough]] and [[Juliet Stevenson]]; this version was briefly released in the US by [[Scholastic Corporation|Scholastic]].<ref>{{Citation |title=Opening to The Very Hungry Caterpillar & Other Stories by Eric Carle 1993 VHS (Rare) |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WdLTGD8CX9s |language=en |access-date=2022-04-27}}</ref> Then on August 5, 1995 [[The Walt Disney Company|Disney]] released a US dub version with narration by [[Brian Cummings]] and [[Linda Gary]].<ref>''The Very Hungry Caterpillar and other stories''. Walt Disney Productions. August 5, 1995.</ref> After Disney’s adaptation, the film and TV rights were sold for £1 million.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2005-07-26 |title=Counting on the Caterpillar |language=en-GB |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/magazine/4717503.stm |access-date=2022-04-27}}</ref> === DVD === ''The Very Hungry Caterpillar'' was released on DVD on April 24, 2006 as a part of an anthology called The World of Eric Carle; it was presented by the [[Illuminated Film Company]] and broadcast by [[Ventura Distribution]].<ref name="IMDB" /> The anthology, including ''The Very Hungry Caterpillar'' and four other stories, was also released on [[DVD]] in the US by Disney.<ref>{{Citation |title=The Very Hungry Caterpillar And Other Stories |url=https://movies.disney.com/the-very-hungry-caterpillar-and-other-stories |language=en |access-date=2022-05-02}}</ref> The [[DVD]] was also adapted into a 10-track CD, titled ''The Very Hungry Caterpillar and Other Stories.'' {{Citation needed|date=May 2022}} ==Ancillary products== There have been multiple unique book editions,<ref name="Penguin">{{Cite web |date=2009-04-25 |title=The Very Hungry Caterpillar Pop-Up Book - Eric Carle - Penguin Group (USA) |url=http://us.penguingroup.com/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780399250392,00.html |access-date=2022-04-27 |website= |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090425155915/http://us.penguingroup.com/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780399250392,00.html |archive-date=25 April 2009 |url-status=dead}}</ref> with personalized features. Games, pop-up books,<ref name="Penguin" /> a book/card game combination via [[University Games Corporation|University Games]],<ref>{{Cite book |last= |first= |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=oMDpPQAACAAJ&q=%22the+very+hungry+caterpillar%22 |title=The Very Hungry Caterpillar Spinner: Book And Card Game |date=2007-01-30 |publisher=Univ Games |isbn=978-1-57528-890-1 |language=en}}</ref> and an educational video game- ''The Very Hungry Caterpillar's ABCs'' – released by CYBIRD Co. Ltd. for [[WiiWare]] in 2010.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Nintendo Download: Countdown To Excitement |url=https://kotaku.com/the-nintendo-download-countdown-to-excitement-5642780 |access-date=2022-04-27 |website=Kotaku |date=September 20, 2010 |language=en-us}}</ref> ==References and notes== {{Notelist}}{{Reflist }} ==External links== {{Portal|Children's literature |Visual arts }} * [https://eric-carle.com/resources/downloads-and-activities/ Teacher's resource page at Carle website] * {{IMDb title|0426381|The World of Eric Carle}} {{Eric Carle}} {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Very Hungry Caterpillar, The}} [[Category:1969 children's books]] [[Category:1993 television films]] [[Category:1993 films]] [[Category:American picture books]] [[Category:Animated anthology films]] [[Category:Picture books by Eric Carle]] [[Category:Fictional butterflies and moths]] [[Category:World Publishing Company books]]'