VERY HUNGRY CATERPILLAR DVD

The Very Hungry Caterpillar has famously delighted generations of youngsters worldwide since going on sale in 1969, so it was inevitable that Eric Carle’s marvellous picture books would one day be brought to life through the magic of animation.

Here are 5 of Carle’s captivating tales based faithfully on his original illustrations:

• Over the course of a week The Very Hungry Caterpillar eats his way through increasing quantities of food before becoming quite ill ... and then something magical happens.
• In Papa, Please Get the Moon for Me, Monica asks her father if she can hold the moon and he tries to grant her wish.
• Next The Very Quiet Cricket wants to say, 'Hello'. but he can’t — not until he meets another cricket anyway.
• The Mixed Up Chameleon visits a zoo and envies the traits and qualities of the animals he sees there.
• Finally, in I See a Song, a violinist creates amazing abstract images as he plays, before ultimately filling the world with colour.

Running time 31 mins.