Fort Morgan Public Library

Follows the progress of a hungry little caterpillar as he eats his way through a varied and very large quantity of food until, full at last, he forms a cocoon around himself and goes to sleep. Die-cut pages illustrate what the caterpillar ate on successive days. On board pages.

To keep from being eaten, an inchworm measures a robin's tail, a flamingo's neck, a toucan's beak, a heron's legs, and a nightingale's song.

A caterpillar learns to be patient while trying to metamorphosize.

A little caterpillar shows the best ways to spend a snowy winter day.

Take a flight of fancy with nature's most beguiling creatures. See their miraculous transformation from lowly caterpillar to airborne adult, and learn why these delicate insects have long inspired and entraced us.

The hungry caterpillar and his friends enjoy the sensory experiences of summer, like listening to noisy bugs, feeling the warm sunshine, smelling the yummy scents of a cookout, and more.

"There are so many ways to spend a cool fall day! Welcome fall with The Very Hungry Caterpillar!"--