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A game based on the book called "The Very Hungry Caterpillar's [[AB Cs]]" has been available on [[Nintendo|Wii Ware]] since September 2011. |
A game based on the book called "The Very Hungry Caterpillar's [[AB Cs]]" has been available on [[Nintendo|Wii Ware]] since September 2011. |
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* [[Big Eater]]: The titular caterpillar eats several times its own size in food over the course of a week. |
* [[Big Eater]]: The titular caterpillar eats several times its own size in food over the course of a week. |
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* [[Exactly What It Says on the Tin]] |
* [[Exactly What It Says on the Tin]] |
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Revision as of 14:52, 11 November 2015
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 50 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 AB Cs" has been available on Wii Ware since September 2011.
Tropes used in The Very Hungry Caterpillar include:
- Big Eater: The titular caterpillar eats several times its own size in food over the course of a week.
- 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.