2014 marks the 45th anniversary of Eric Carle’s classic, The Very Hungry Caterpillar.
The anniversary will be officially celebrated on the annual “Very
Hungry Caterpillar Day” which takes place every year on the first day of
spring (March 20th).
In a simply elegant tale of metamorphosis, Carle’s distinct artwork is
colorful and child-centric and combines perfectly with innovative page
cuts, familiar concepts (counting, days of the week, food) and natural
curiosity of children. It’s no wonder that we are all “still hungry” for
this classic, 45 years later!
Since its publication in 1969, 36 million copes of the book have sold worldwide and it has been published in 55 languages. that year the book was also named one of the best children's books of the year by The New York Times, and it has since become a beloved, must-own classic. Today, every 30 seconds, somehwere in the world, a copy of The Very Hungry Caterpillar is sold.
Eric Carle is
acclaimed and beloved as the creator of brilliantly illustrated and
innovatively designed picture books for very young children. He has
illustrated more than seventy books, many best sellers, and more than
100 million copies of his books have sold around the world. In 2002,
Eric and his wife Barbara opened
You can find out more by visiting the Official Site. You’ll find free activity sheets and all sorts of goodies here so be sure to check it out!
I just love this book and more than thrilled when introducing the story during our life cycles unit. To ensure my students gain continued practice when the book is checked out of the library, I created an interactive reader! Grab your freebie copy by linking through the graphic above!
The fun hasn't stopped! Enter the Rafflecopter giveaway below to win two limited edition anniversary totes and two copies of The Very Hungry Caterpillar board books. That is one prize for you to keep and one to share with a friend. Prizes courtesy of Penguin. Giveaway open to US mailing addresses only!
88 comments:
My students love Eric Carle! I didn't even know March 20th was The very hungry caterpillar day! I am a brand new teacher! I would love to win this giveaway!
Love this book!
I have my sons VHC shirt and socks already to celebrate the day!!!!!!
I had no idea that it was the 45th anniversary! We will have to have an Eric Carle day in Kindergarten!!
I love this story and also any book that Eric Carle designs! We use alot of his stories in the kindergarten classroom. Thank you for reminding me of the 45th anniversary!
Maryann
brennemm@carlisleschools.org
I love this book!
I would love to win this book. This is one of the few Eric Carle books that I don't own. This would be great for me because I teach Literacy Through the Arts on the kindergarten level and this would be great for that.
Love this story! This is the first story my daughter "read" to me at 2.
The tote is adorable! I love Eric Carle!
This is my all-time favorite book! I would LOVE to win the tote/book!!!!!
My favorite book! Tote is too cute!
One of my favorites to read!!! I read at least once a week to my daughter as well, would love to win this!!!
This is one of my all time favorite stories!! Hope to win.
tinysmiles34@gmail.com
Eric Carle is one of my favourite children's book authors, too!!! I absolutely ADORE the anniversary edition and totes!! My listening centre is jammed full of his books! I would LOVE to be the LUCKY recipient of the giveaway <3. Thank you for considering me...as always =). leafsgirl@rogers.com.
I absolutely love, love, LOVE Eric Carle books!!! Would love to win this!!
I absolutely LOVE Eric Carle. This is a great giveaway. Thanks for the opportunity!
Karen Rowland
Adventures With Firsties
karenrowland112677@yahoo.com
His books have ALWAYS been some of my favorites!!Fingers Crossed!
Lynn
I absoutely love Eric Carle books. These are the books my students always want me to reread.
Thanks for the giveaway!
Thanks for the freebie and the chance to win! Love Eric Carle!
Jennifer @ Herding Kats in Kindergarten
Thanks for the CUTE freebie!
Jessica
The Littlest Scholars
Such a cute giveaway! I love the Hungry Caterpillar!
kellybrown28021@gmail.com
Love the book and the totes are just too cute!
My favorite author by far. I love your things. So cute. marylin77@msn.com
TY for this great giveaway, I always loved this book and I would love to share it w/my son
What interesting facts you've shared! Thank you!
Thank you so much for sharing! I am SO excited to use these resources with my kiddos! Thank you so much!! : )
One of my childhood favorites!
Thank you for sharing! I LOVE this book!!
One of my favs! I hope I win :)
The best book ever! I've been teaching 30 years, and have had the priveledge of helping hundreds of young children fall in love with the caterpillar. Thank you, Eric Carle!
What a happy coincidence! I just read this to my 1 yr. old grandson today-even better, his birthday party theme is The Very Hungry Caterpillar! How cool is that!
I can't wait to read this book to my Kinders this year! They always love it!
Would love to win!!
I know what I will do on the 20th! Yeah, Eric Carle.
Wonderful book, cute totes!! I had no idea that March 20 is TVHC Day--will have to plan some fun activities. Thanks for the chance to win.
These are cute totes!! Thank you for sharing the ideas!
Thank you for the darling cards/printables. We always have a lot of fun doing our Eric Carle author study in first grade and I love turning my classroom into a complete minefield of painted papers as we replicate his collage style pictures. It's so fun to see even my 'veteran' readers sitting on the floor working a little stuffed caterpillar through The Very Hungry Caterpillar board book. His books really are a gift to children. laura.scheunemann@wrps.net
I love the totes!
Sue Lattea
would love to win this! You can never have too many copies of the caterpillar!
jadawtolbert@gmail.com
This is one of the very first books I owned as a child. Still have that first copy, plus several others.
I love this book! In fact, all of his books are just great! Thanks for the chance to win!
I had no idea that the book was that old. It is such a great book as so many Eric Carle books are.
My classes always love this book. What a great giveaway.
We all love this book!
Love Eric Carle! Thanks for the chance.
LOVE Eric Carle & so do my Kindergarten kiddos!
Love Eric Carle
I love it! This is one of my favorite books!
This is one of my daughters favorite books :)
Eric Carle is one of my favorite authors! I can't wait to celebrate the day in my classroom! Thanks for the chance to win!
I love this book!! I started 7 years ago coming from Mexico and using this book helped me a lot as a first year teacher with days of the week, butterfly cycle and counting... SO IN LOVE WITH IT!!!!
Amazing giveaway for an amazing story!!!!
Julie
What a fun way to incorporate life cycles!
Love the Hungry Caterpillar! Thanks for the chance to win.
This is such a great giveaway! Would love to win this! Kids love this book!
Love The Very Hungry Caterpillar! I read it with my students all the time and now sharing with grandbabies!
My kinders and I love Eric Carle! Thanks for the opportunity to win!
Eric Carle is such a beloved author! What a special milestone to reach. Thanks for highlighting it too!
We love Eric Carle! His books are one of our favorite collections! The totes would be an absolute great addition. If they aren't won.....is they anyway to purchase?
My students and I love Eric Carle. All of his books are colorful and engaging.
My students absolutely love Eric Carle's books! The Very Hungry Caterpillar is always a favorite!
Love his work.
Eric Carle is one of my favorite children's authors. I absolutely love his books. Winning this giveaway would come in handy for my classroom as we are doing a unit on Growing and Changing: Butterflies in a few weeks.
Eric Carle has so many great books! The Very Hungry Caterpillar is definitely a classic!
LOVE the totes!!! :)
lorepuckett at gmail dot com
I LOVE Eric Carel! The Very Hungry Caterpillar is one of his best! :) I love the totes as well!
Eric Carle was my favorite author growing up. I especially like the Brown Bear Brown Bear What Do You See and The Hungry Caterpillar books. The totes are really cute too. Great to carry books in.
I have been waiting for March 20th to celebrate this timeless book!!
I love the very Hungry Caterpillar! It is such a cute book!
My all time favorite Eric Carle book!
This one of my daughters favorite books growing up. We read it so many times, we had to buy a 2nd book for backup. She now reads the book to other children she mentors, babysits or at school. She is studying to be a teacher and hopes to continue the tradition with her students someday. Thank you so much.
In love with Eric Carle's books!
The thing I love the most about Eric Carle's illustrations are the colors. His work is so beautiful!
I love Eric Carle's books!
Loved reading this to my 22 year old and now I enjoy reading it with my 5 year old! Would love to win this for our homeschool needs :)
Love the freebie! Thank you!
This is my favorite book. Thanks for the freebies.
Terri
I love this book and all his other books too!!!
Julie
wiersjul@gmail.com
I love this book. We have been working on an authorvstudy using Eric Carle. When we get back from Spring Break we will culminate with a hungry caterpillar activity.
always a class favorite..
I love Eric Carle! Thanks for the freebie and the chance to win.
Would LOVE to win-
Eric Carle is my all time favorite children's author
I love the bags and would love to have one!!! and I'm going to create my Very Hungry Caterpillar activities now to commemorate the 45th anniversary!
I collect bags and these are great! Love the book too, it's a classic!
LOVE LOVE Eric Carle!
Best Book Ever.....that is all:)
The tote is so cute!
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