The Very Hungry Caterpillar, Eric Carle

The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle is the essential book for young readers. It features iconically visceral illustrations, a humorous story about what appears to be an extremely greedy bug, and a majestic ending. It is a book jam-packed with new vocabulary, ranging from foods, to colours, to feelings. The finishing touch on this gem of a children's book is its inventive use of flaps. Children will love the process of pulling the pages away to reveal just how much the caterpillar has eaten. What's more, it is a book that teaches about the natural world and life cycles.