Books with title Very Hungry Caterpillar FRN

Silver metallic book-cover features tipped-in original multi-colored crayon drawing of caterpillar holding a flag that reads "25". Drawing is signed "Eric Carle 1994" in blue ink. Entire book is packaged in heavy plexiglass display case. Plexiglass case is itself inside of fancy cardboard presentation box. Front of cardboard box reads: "The Very Hungry Caterpillar. 25th Anniversary. Limited Edition. 1969-1994. Philomel Books - New York There were 500 of these books produced in 1994, and additionally, 50 artist's proof copies. This is one of the artist's proofs. Since original Eric Carle drawings are very hard to come by, the original crayon drawing on the front cover renders this book quite valuable.

One sunny Sunday, the caterpillar was hatched out of a tiny egg. He was very hungry. On Monday, he ate through one apple; on Tuesday, he ate through three plums--and still he was hungry. Strikingly bold, colorful pictures and a simple text in large, clear type tell the story of a hungry little caterpillar's progress through an amazing variety and quantity of foods. Full at last, he made a cocoon around himself and went to sleep, to wake up a few weeks later wonderfully transformed into a butterfly!Brilliantly innovative designer and artist Eric Carle has dramatized the story of one of Nature's commonest yet loveliest marvels, the metamorphosis of the butterfly, in a picture book to delight as well as instruct the very youngest reader or listener. Cleverly die-cut pages show what the caterpillar ate on successive days, graphically introducing sets of up to 10 objects and also the names of the days of the week in rotation, as well as telling the central story of the transformation of the caterpillar. The final, double-page picture of the butterfly is a joyous explosion of color, a vibrant affirmation of the wonder and beauty of Nature. --This text refers to the Board book edition.