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The Very Hungry Caterpillar

The Very Hungry Caterpillar

The Very Hungry Caterpillar
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The Very Hungry Caterpillar Hardcover - 2009 - 1st Edition

by Carle, Eric

  • Used
  • near fine
  • Hardcover
  • first

"This very hungry caterpillar literally eats his way through the pages of the book--and right into your child's heart."--"Mother's Manual." "Gorgeously illustrated, brilliantly innovative."--"The New York Times Book Review." Full color.

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New York, New York, U.S.A.: Philomel Books/Penguin Young Readers Group, 2009. First Thus . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Carle, Eric. Very first book in what would become the author's quartet of picture books for young readers featuring animals in nature who teach about different values. Orig. published in 1969, & revised in 1987, this is the First Printing of a special 40th anniversary edition (First, Thus) created in conjunction with Kohls Cares, with a new dedication by the author & his facsimile signature on verso of ffep & on front DJ flap (please note, these are NOT his actual signatures; beware of other listings claiming they are signed here). Oblong hardcover book has colorfully decorated glossy paper over boards. Both book & DJ are in Near Fine condition: the book is flawless except for bumping to lower corner of front board. Else, completely clean, pages white, colors vivid, binding strong & straight. The unclipped DJ is marred only by very slight edgewear; no rips or tears or fading. Beautifully protected in new mylar cove for years of reading pleasure Free! Our photos depict the exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't have! Same Day Shipping on all orders received by 2 pm weekdays (Pacific); later orders, weekends & holidays ship very next business day. 0

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  • Title The Very Hungry Caterpillar
  • Author Carle, Eric
  • Illustrator Carle, Eric
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition number 1st
  • Edition First Thus
  • Condition Used - Near Fine
  • Pages 32
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Philomel Books/Penguin Young Readers Group, New York, New York, U.S.A.
  • Date 2009
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Dust Cover, Illustrated
  • Bookseller's Inventory # 020312
  • ISBN 9780399208539 / 0399208534
  • Weight 1.05 lbs (0.48 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.4 x 12.1 x 0.6 in (21.34 x 30.73 x 1.52 cm)
  • Ages 02 to 05 years
  • Grade levels P - K
  • Reading level 460
  • Themes
    • Gifts & Games: Eric Carle
    • Holiday: Christmas
    • Theometrics: Secular
  • Library of Congress subjects Toy and movable books, Butterflies
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 93137494
  • Dewey Decimal Code NA

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Summary

Carle's classic tale of a voracious caterpillar who eats his way through the days of the week and then changes into a eautiful butterfly has been reissued in a sumptuous twenty-fifth anniversary edition with a shiny, silver-coated cover and wonderfully thick, durably pages.
—The Horn Book

"The very hungry caterpillar literally eats his way through the pages of the book—and right into your child's heart..."
—Mother's Manual

"Gorgeously illustrated, brilliantly innovative..."
—The New York Times Book Review

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Citations

  • Hornbook Guide to Children, 07/01/1994, Page 17
  • People Weekly, 09/09/2013, Page 49

About the author

Eric Carle is acclaimed and beloved as the creator of brilliantly illustrated and innovatively designed picture books for very young children. His best-known work, The Very Hungry Caterpillar, has been translated into 70 languages and sold over 55 million copies. Carle illustrated more than seventy books, many best sellers, most of which he also wrote, and more than 170 million copies of his books have sold around the world. In 2003, Carle received the Laura Ingalls Wilder Award (now called the Children's Literature Legacy Award) for lifetime achievement in children's literature. In 2002, Eric and his wife, Barbara, cofounded The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art (www.carlemuseum.org) in Amherst, Massachusetts, a 40,000-square-foot space dedicated to the celebration of picture books and picture book illustrations from around the world, underscoring the cultural, historical, and artistic significance of picture books and their art form. Eric Carle passed away in May 2021 at the age of 91. His work remains an important influence on artists and illustrators at work today. www.eric-carle.com

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