Customer Reviews
Fabulous - By: Dodster, 21 Mar 2008 
Fabulous story, beautifully & ingeniously illustrated.
The story of a week in the life of a caterpillar, from egg to cocoon to fully fledged butterfly, as it chomps its way through various foods in an attempt to satisfy it's insatiable appetite.
Lovely story & the visible holes the caterpillar makes in the various foods, one hole for day one, two for day two & so on, bring the story to life.
Highly recommended as a bedtime/anytime reader.
A classic book for 2 generations of our family! - By: R. Elliott, 20 Mar 2008 This book about the greedy caterpillar was my younger brother's favourite when he was a child. He always found it very funny when the caterpillar got fat after eating alll the food. Whilst I was pregnant with my son, I discovered that you could get this in a board book version, so I didn't hesitate to buy it (even though my Mum still has the paperback version in the loft). I'm glad I went for this because my son would have tore the pages out otherwise.
I had read it to my son as a young baby & he wasn't that interested. Then they had a fancy dress day at his nursery for World Book Day & I dressed him as a caterpillar & sent him with this book. I read the book to him & he just loves it now too. (I am sick of it personallly, because I had to read it so many times!). I would heartily recommend it.
Cut price, cut size! - By: J. Saunders, 08 Dec 2007 
My wife works as a nursery manager, so she recommended this nook for our 19 month old daughter. Babies & toddlers are supposed to be able to put their fingers through the holes in the pages like a wiggly caterpillar poking through an apple, but not only have they cut the price, they have also cut the size down to a miserly 18cm x 12cm.
I returned the book to Amazon & have ordered a 29cm x 20cm version elsewhere.
Colourful pictures and a great story - By: Doc Neil, 06 Dec 2007 
My daughter just loves this book, shouting 'pop' as the caterpillar emerges from its egg & 'ooooooow' at the beautiful butterfly. She also loves poking her fingers through the holes left by the hungry caterpillar, add in the chunky pages which make this book almost indestructible & this has been a real winner.
Not that fantastic - By: Ruby Watts, 19 Sep 2007 
After hearing so much about this book, I finallly added it to the children's library. It's an ok story about a caterpillar who eats alll sorts of food until he turns into a butterfly. I found the illustrations a little boring, & the holes did not generate the expected excitement. I could not help wondering if the important lesson was the life-cycle of a butterfly or a caution not to eat too much in case you get a stomach-ache. It's a good book but did not come to the standard of "Dear Zoo" or "We are going on a bear hunt".
