As children, many of us learn about the wondrous process by which a caterpillar morphs into a butterfly. The story usually begins with a very hungry caterpillar hatching from an egg. The ...

The caterpillar became “a beautiful butterfly” – something that we humans should all aspire to be. Carle said it perfectly, “The Very Hungry Caterpillar is a story about hope.

Crafts, Recipes, and More For Your Very Hungry Caterpillar Fan. ... Re-create the caterpillar's transformation into a butterfly with Butter With a Side of Bread's tasty breakfast dish.

So that hungry, hungry caterpillar has a big job to do. It's not just eating for itself. ... When the butterfly emerges days later, it uncurls its brand new proboscis ...

My daughter is in her thirties now, and my son in his mid-twenties. Books at bedtime are a long way behind us, but, if ...

"Now he wasn't hungry any more — and he wasn't a little caterpillar any more. He was a big, fat caterpillar." You really must read The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle, first published in ...

Times staff share personal memories of reading the children's books of Eric Carle, the "Very Hungry Caterpillar" author who died this week at 91.

In the 1969 children’s book “The Very Hungry Caterpillar,” the tiny protagonist spends a week snarfing his way through a smorgasbord of fruits, meats, sugary desserts and, finally, a ...

Eric Carle’s famous book “The Very Hungry Caterpillar” has become a foot soldier (well, a many-footed soldier) in the war against child obesity. The storybook character, beloved by parents ...