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The Very Hungry Caterpillar

  • Imprint: Puffin

  • ISBN: 9780141380322

  • Length: 26  Pages

  • Dimensions: 396mm x 18mm x 330mm

  • Weight: 1180g

  • RRP: £25.00

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The Very Hungry Caterpillar

This much-loved classic picture book follows the caterpillar's week while he eats through a range of foods in preparation for his hibernation and subsequent appearance as a beautiful butterfly. With its die-cut pages and holes to explore, this is a richly satisfying book for children. The cuddly caterpillar toy can be pushed through the giant holes as children follow this simple, hopeful story.

  • Imprint: Puffin

  • ISBN: 9780141380322

  • Length: 26  Pages

  • Dimensions: 396mm x 18mm x 330mm

  • Weight: 1180g

  • RRP: £25.00

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About the Author

Eric Carle

Eric Carle is an internationally bestselling and award-winning author and illustrator of books for very young children including his most well-known title The Very Hungry Caterpillar. With his late wife, Barbara, Eric Carle co-founded The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art in Massachusetts in 2002. Eric Carle divides his time between the Florida Keys and the hills of North Carolina.

Eric Carle

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