The Very Hungry Caterpillar's ABC

by Eric Carle

A bright and beautiful alphabet book featuring Eric Carle's wonderful creatures.

Explore the amazing animal alphabet with The Very Hungry Caterpillar in this delightful board book. Featuring Eric Carle's bright, distinctive artwork, each letter introduces beloved animals, big and small.

Genres: Childrens, Picture Books, Animals

30 pages, Board Book

Published May 10, 2016

About the author

Eric Carle was an American author, designer and illustrator of children's books. His picture book The Very Hungry Caterpillar, first published in 1969, has been translated into more than 66 languages and sold more than 50 million copies. Carle's career as an illustrator and children's book author accelerated after he collaborated on Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?. Carle illustrated more than 70 books, most of which he also wrote, and more than 145 million copies of his books have been sold around the world.
In 2003, the American Library Association awarded Carle the biennial Laura Ingalls Wilder Medal (now called the Children's Literature Legacy Award), a prize for writers or illustrators of children's books published in the U.S. who have made lasting contributions to the field. Carle was also a U.S. nominee for the biennial, international Hans Christian Andersen Award in 2010.

Reviews

[Corey · Rating 4 out of 5]

Reading down books one last time to the rugrats before we donate them continues.

I probably have never related more to a kids book. After I eat anything.. I’m still hungry.

[Jim Huss · Rating 5 out of 5]

Z is for zebra

[Annie · Rating 4 out of 5]

My 1 year old will resort to violence if we don’t read this to him.

[Harlow · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love this song!

[Jackson Foote · Rating 4 out of 5]

Book Review (by Jackson, age 4 months):

Before I can write words, I need to learn my letters and this book makes it so much fun! My mom sings each page to me: “A is for Ant… ant ant ant! B is for Bird… bird bird bird!” and I can’t help but giggle when we get to “I is for Iguana… iguana iguana iguana.” That one gets me every time!

The pictures are so bright and cute. I love looking at all the animals, and I hear this author has another book about a very hungry worm (or was it a caterpillar?). Either way, I can’t wait to check it out!

I gave this book 4/5. Why not five? Well, “U is for Unicorn” threw me off and I’m still learning what’s real and what’s make-believe. And “X is for Xolo”? I don’t quite know what that is yet… but I’m working on it!

[Meredith · Rating 5 out of 5]

Baby loves this book! There really aren't many books with animals and ABC's that he's not just enthralled with. And how can you say no to Eric Carle and The Very Hungry Caterpillar???

(Like all the books Baby likes, these have been and are read many, many, MANY TIMES A DAY, so I've just given up and list whatever ones I can remember from the day)


Five stars. 🥰

[Dallin Christensen · Rating 4 out of 5]

It's really nice to have an ABC book that uses lowercase letters instead of Uppercase.

[Michael Vance · Rating 2 out of 5]

I only tried this book because I wanted to see how it felt reading with the knowledge of the other books but it doesn't offer anything. I would give it to pre K kids for entertainment.

[MP | young adult library · Rating 5 out of 5]

Love an ABC book where Q and X are actual words that begin with Q and X

[Mira Prater · Rating 5 out of 5]

We loved it except there is no such animal as a unicorn. 💁🏻‍♀️

[Andrea (andreareadsalot) · Rating 4 out of 5]

Read aloud to my 7 month old. It’s cute and we’ll definitely be reading this one again.

Facts about this book:
• Board book
• Colorful
• A variety of cute animals
• ABCs

[Andrés · Rating 3 out of 5]

Scale of letters and animals is good, and Carle illustrations are always cheerful. A unicorn, however, is not a real animal.

[Landon · Rating 5 out of 5]

very good epic highschool level book 10/10 would reccommend gammers

[Kristie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great, book but what is A Quetzel ?

[Adriana · Rating 5 out of 5]

Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ (5/5)
Learn the alphabet with animal friends from around the world!

Highlights: Exotic animals like Quetzal and Xolo.

Lowlights: None

[Canette Arille · Rating 5 out of 5]

Its a very nice book for children to learn alphabet. With The Very Hungry Caterpillar Your children will learn fast. Each letter represents an animal or bird. I like the illustrations in this book

[me simply being annoying (everybody's favorite) · Rating 5 out of 5]

My younger brother really likes the very hungry caterpillar, and he has asked me and my siblings to read this book several times.

[Lorellie · Rating 4 out of 5]

A fine alphabet book, comprised entirely of animals.

[Ella · Rating 5 out of 5]

One of my favorites! I especially love the song my mama sings along with it. Sometimes so much I make her do it 3 or more times in a row :)

[Katherine]

We both learned the word xolo. 5/5 educational.

[Katy · Rating 1 out of 5]

As a reading teacher I take issue with the lack of consistent vowel type-- long vowels, short vowels, vowel teams, pick one and stick with it! Rather than having ants, eagle, iguana, owl and unicorn

[Lillie gordon · Rating 5 out of 5]

My girls love this book the colors are very vibrant and they love the horse page

[Jason Ortega · Rating 4 out of 5]

Knocked off a star for inconsistent phonics and reality-based animals. U is not for unicorn. It should be for umbrellabird.

[Cassandra Elise · Rating 4 out of 5]

My one year old liked it. It has your Eric Carle art and then generic A is for...Ant, etc. Narwhal and Unicorn both make appearances.

[Lisa Dominick · Rating 5 out of 5]

The Very Hungry Caterpillar’s abc by Eric Carle is a board concept book intended for children age 1 to 3 years old. The book introduces the alphabet from a to z using various animals potentially known and unknown to both the adult reader and children listening to the reader. I gave the book a 5-star rating because of the simple language to describe and depict each letter, colorful illustrations and the display of familiar and unfamiliar animals. The book did not use many words. It mainly showed the letter being depicted, the one-word name of the animal related to the letter and the illustration of the animal. This simple one-word for the animal and depiction are appropriate for the intended age group. The illustrations of the letters were large, for children to focus on, and similar to the letter within the word that represented the animal being depicted. The animals were colorful and would allow for further insights from the young reader following along. Familiar animals such as b – for bird and d – for dog are illustrated. Some of the unfamiliar illustrated animals (to me at least) are n – for narwhal which is a type of whale with a tusk, and x- for xolo which is a Mexican hairless dog. Since the objective of any book should be to expand our understanding this book will allow for young readers to learn more about the world around them through the unfamiliar animals and their names.

[TJ & AJ · Rating 4 out of 5]

An ABC book that uses the lowercase letters, plus Eric Carle's wonderful art style. Docking a star for using "unicorn" for the U animal, which I think is unnecessarily confusing.

[Danielle]

1. No awards
2. preschool-kindergarten
3. This book, by Eric Carle, introduces young children to the alphabet, using Eric Carle's distinctive illustrating techniques. Each better is accompanied by an animal and the name of the animal.
4. This book presents a fun and interesting way for young children to learn their abc's. For children who are familiar with Eric Carle's works, such as "The Hungry Caterpillar", seeing the familiar illustrations will be an excitement.
5. This book would make for a good read aloud for the alphabet, and students can also use it to trace out letters they are learning.

[Nicole · Rating 5 out of 5]

Appropriate grade levels: PreK-K
Summary-An alphabetical book of Eric Carle's creatures. Each page has a letter and an animal that beings with that letter. The animal is illustrated and the word is written out. The book goes from A to Z and includes animals big and small.
Review- This book is beautifully illustrated like all of Eric Carle books. The use of vibrant colors on a white background make the letters and pictures pop off the page. This book is great for younger kids because the pictures are simple and the letters are clear.
2 possible in class uses:
1. This would be a great read out loud for younger kids.
2.This book is good for practicing the alphabet.

[Christine · Rating 5 out of 5]

My grandson enjoyed this book to the point, we have had to read it everyday to him, he knew if we missed any of out, a excellent book for young children they will read the book back to you using the pictures that they see. I so enjoy when children put in their own words but still and tell the story.

[PipercubD · Rating 5 out of 5]

We loved this book especially because it has some similarity in artwork as “Brown bear brown bear, what do you see.” (Ex. Dog, from, horse, tiger like purple cat). PRD especially likes the illustration of the owl in this book, and it is not too often that an owl is illustrated with its wings out. The Narwhal, Unicorn, and Xolo make the book fun for any age bracket.