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Join The Very Hungry Caterpillar for a celebration of all that is festive during the holiday season. This beautiful book features Eric Carle's bright, colorful artwork of Christmas delights from presents to snowflakes and even Santa Claus with The Very Hungry Caterpillar making an appearance alongside each one. This sweet little book is the perfect Christmas present for readers young and old.

The very hungry caterpillar displays its love for the reader as the cherry on a cake, the apple of an eye, and the bee's knees.

"When a caterpillar is called "beautiful" one day, he wonders, what could that mean? No one has the same answer. A bear declares that honeycomb is beautiful, the squirrels find dry leaves are beautiful, and a mole loves his beautiful burrow. All the while, the blackbird disagrees with each answer! Will the caterpillar ever find out what beautiful means?"--

Unlike all the other caterpillars Charley sometimes wonders what it would be like to be a fawn or a waterfall, so when the day comes to form her chrysalis, Charley must decide who she will become.

On die-cut board pages, the hungry caterpillar discovers different kinds of snacks and their opposites.

"Complete with a carry handle that is perfect for Easter, this delightful board book invites little ones to spot The Very Hungry Caterpillar among Easter eggs, candy, bunnies and more!" -- Provided by publisher.

The very hungry caterpillar shows its love for Mom.

The Very Hungry Caterpillar explores a garden where different discoveries are highlighted with different textures.

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.

Look for various animals on each spread while on a nature walk with The Very Hungry Caterpillar.