Ten Little Caterpillars
CCBC Review:
Ten little caterpillars make their way through the world as enumerated in this simple story. One wriggles up a flower, another climbs a cabbage head, and yet another is taken off to school inside a jar. The last in the series achieves its goal after it “scaled an apple tree … / and hung there patiently … / until by and by, the tenth little caterpillar … / became a butterfly.” Ehlert’s trademark vibrant watercolor collage illustrations meticulously document each insect’s activity, and in five concluding pages identifies the ten types of caterpillar and what each eats, and shows all in both larval and butterfly forms. ©2011 Cooperative Children's Book Center
Illustrated by Lois Ehlert
CCBC Age Recommendation: Ages 18 months to 4 years
Age Range:
Babies/Toddlers (birth – 3)
PreK-Early Elementary (Ages 4-7)
Format:
Picture book
Subjects:
Animals (Fiction)
Counting (Concept)
Insects (Fiction)
Publish Year: 2011
Pages: 32
ISBN: 9781442433854
CCBC Location: Picture Book, Martin