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'''''The Very Hungry Caterpillar''''' is a children's picture book written by [[Eric Carle]] and first published in 1969. Since then it's been a staple of many childhoods and been translated into over fifty languages. |
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It tells the story of a caterpillar who eats his way through a great deal of food before ultimately becoming a butterfly. |
It tells the story of a caterpillar who eats his way through a great deal of food before ultimately becoming a butterfly. |
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A game based on the book called "The Very Hungry Caterpillar's |
A game based on the book called "The Very Hungry Caterpillar's ABCs" has been available on [[WiiWare]] since September 2011. |
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=== ''The Very Hungry Caterpillar'' contains examples of: === |
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* [[Beautiful All Along]]: He's kind of cute at first, but at the end, he's a ''beautiful'' butterfly. |
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** [[Reality Ensues]]: But after eating too much, he has a ''bad'' tummy-ache! |
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* [[Exactly What It Says on the Tin]] |
* [[Exactly What It Says on the Tin]] |
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* [[Shown Their Work]]: Caterpillars really are big eaters (although they usually only eat one type of plant) before becoming chrysalises. |
* [[Shown Their Work]]: Caterpillars really are big eaters (although they usually only eat one type of plant) before becoming chrysalises. |
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* [[What Could Have Been]]: The original draft for the story involved a book worm. |
* [[What Could Have Been]]: The original draft for the story involved a book worm. |
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Latest revision as of 02:01, 13 April 2023
The Very Hungry Caterpillar is a children's picture book written by Eric Carle and first published in 1969. Since then it's been a staple of many childhoods and been translated into over fifty languages.
It tells the story of a caterpillar who eats his way through a great deal of food before ultimately becoming a butterfly.
A game based on the book called "The Very Hungry Caterpillar's ABCs" has been available on WiiWare since September 2011.
Tropes used in The Very Hungry Caterpillar include:
- Beautiful All Along: He's kind of cute at first, but at the end, he's a beautiful butterfly.
- Big Eater: The titular caterpillar eats several times its own size in food over the course of a week.
- Reality Ensues: But after eating too much, he has a bad tummy-ache!
- Exactly What It Says on the Tin
- Shown Their Work: Caterpillars really are big eaters (although they usually only eat one type of plant) before becoming chrysalises.
- What Could Have Been: The original draft for the story involved a book worm.
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