The Very Hungry Caterpillar
What was your favorite picture book when you were young? We usually had a variety to choose from since our parents and grandparents bought us a ton of them. My personal favorite was and is "The Very Hungry Caterpillar." I like that one because my sisters read that to me a lot when I was younger, actually they read it and I looked at the pictures. It was written by Eric Carle in 1969, and was published by The World Publishing Company. This book won many children's literature awards and a major graphic design award. The real reason I like this book is because of the graphics, they are funny and cute. It is about a caterpillar who eats a lot of food before becoming a beautiful butterfly. A green baby caterpillar hatches from an egg, and from birth he experiences a large craving for food. He eats through lots of fruit on first days, one piece on the first, two on the second, and so on up to five, then starts to eat a larger variety of foods. Soon enough he overdoes it and nauseates himself. After he starts to feel better, he makes. a cocoon in which he remains for the following two weeks. Later, the caterpillar emerges as a bright, beautiful butterfly with big, gorgeous, colorful wings. He ate one apple, two pears, three plums, four strawberries, five oranges, one piece of chocolate cake, one ice cream cone, one pickle, one slice of Swiss cheese, one slice of salami, one lollipop, one piece of cherry pie, one sausage, one cupcake, one slice of watermelon, and one green leaf. I have had this book since before I could remember, it is the most memorable book I have. I did have a lot of picture books growing up, but my favorite was always "The Very Hungry Caterpillar."
