the very hungry caterpillar {what we're reading}

Right now, the go-to book of choice

is an absolute classic.

A book that every child should read and know.

And I'm ashamed to admit

it's one which only recently joined our collection.

The Very Hungry Caterpillar is a book I read constantly while teaching

and sadly the constant reading, use and abuse of my copy

meant that I left it at the school when I went on maternity leave.

And it's only lately that I got around to replacing it.

But I'm exceedingly glad that I did.

This book is far and away

my beautiful boy's absolute favourite at present.

So much so that after having it for two weeks

and reading it at least a couple of times a day,

my little man had memorised the story

and can recite it practically word for word

as he turns the pages and uses the pictures for prompts.

With Eric Carle's simple text

and beautiful and iconic images,

it's truly a gem.

The lovely story of a caterpillar

who grows and grows until it's time to become a butterfly

is like real life magic.

This book isn't considered a classic for no reason.

I can't tell you the joy and excitement he gets from this book

and the joy and excitement that I get

from seeing him so in love with a book

and hearing him "read" a proper story.

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