The Very Hungry Caterpillar By Eric Carle
6. The Very Hungry Caterpillar is one of those classic children’s books written and illustrated by Eric Carle. It was published by the World Publishing Company in 1969. This super cute book features a very hungry caterpillar who eats through a wide variety of foods before emerging as a beautiful butterfly. This is a short and simple story that is full of learning opportunities for small children such as the days of the week, counting, and even metamorphosis. The colorful illustrations engage even the youngest readers. I noticed that Carle used the collage technique in his illustrations, and each page has a hole in it where the caterpillar had eaten his way through. Each drawing is large, simple, bold and colorful. This book makes learning about
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The Ugly Duckling was written by Hans Christian Andersen and the original was published in 1843. This story tells the tale of an unattractive little bird who is born in a barnyard and suffers verbal and physical abuse from others around him, until he matures into a beautiful swan the most beautiful bird of them all. This is a classic tale that has been told and retold over and over again. One of the main themes in this story is about appearances. Andersen tries to teach the readers that they should not pay too much attention towards appearances, because vanity is not something someone should have. One important lesson in this book is that the ugly duckling stays beautiful inside even after being bullied. A lot of children can feel compassion for the poor little duckling that is mistreated, hopefully teaching them that teasing people is wrong. This story definitely can fit into society today. Hopefully by reading this story children will realize that being different is not necessarily a bad thing. The very few illustrations in the book are different from children’s books written now days. They are in black and white, they look like they were drawn by pencil. This story of the ugly duckling was another one of my favorite stories growing up and even to this day. I think people of all ages can relate to this story, because of how prevalent bullying is in schools and on the internet
The Ugly Duckling was written by Hans Christian Andersen and the original was published in 1843. This story tells the tale of an unattractive little bird who is born in a barnyard and suffers verbal and physical abuse from others around him, until he matures into a beautiful swan the most beautiful bird of them all. This is a classic tale that has been told and retold over and over again. One of the main themes in this story is about appearances. Andersen tries to teach the readers that they should not pay too much attention towards appearances, because vanity is not something someone should have. One important lesson in this book is that the ugly duckling stays beautiful inside even after being bullied. A lot of children can feel compassion for the poor little duckling that is mistreated, hopefully teaching them that teasing people is wrong. This story definitely can fit into society today. Hopefully by reading this story children will realize that being different is not necessarily a bad thing. The very few illustrations in the book are different from children’s books written now days. They are in black and white, they look like they were drawn by pencil. This story of the ugly duckling was another one of my favorite stories growing up and even to this day. I think people of all ages can relate to this story, because of how prevalent bullying is in schools and on the internet