The Very Hungry Caterpillar (1平裝+1CD) 廖彩杏老師推薦有聲書第7週

這個組合的有聲CD，是艾瑞卡爾自己朗讀的喔。

寶寶的第一本經典圖畫書！

鑽進鑽出、毛毛蟲忙得不得了，一個洞、二個洞、三個洞…… 一口接一口、不停地吃吃吃，肥嘟嘟的，牠究竟什麼時候才吃飽？

這隻毛毛蟲出自艾瑞．卡爾的筆下，拱著圓圓胖胖的身體，一路暢行無阻地從美國爬向全世界50多個國家，擁有超過3300萬個小書迷。

艾瑞．卡爾運用獨特的拼貼技巧，讓色彩不單單只是鮮豔，更能讓孩子看到大自然多層次的美，如毛毛蟲身上的綠，絕對不是坊間單一層次的綠所能比擬的。除此之外，艾瑞．卡爾擅長在豐富的童趣中，展現對生命的讚嘆，當毛毛蟲一路吃啊吃、最後蛻變成美麗的蝴蝶時，生命的可貴多麼令人喜悅。正如《遇見圖畫書百年經典》中彭懿所說的：「這是一本充滿了詩情與創意的圖畫書。說詩意，你看，綠葉、大地、蝴蝶、五彩繽紛的果實、清輝四射的月亮、炙熱似火的太陽……作者如同一個激情洋溢的詩人，用奔放不羈而又濃烈絢麗的顏色，為孩子們唱出了一首生命的禮讚」。

在這個歡樂的成長故事裡，寶寶可以把自己想像成毛毛蟲和書互動，在認識毛毛蟲蛻變成蝴蝶的過程，也同時學到星期、數數、排序等概念。

本書魅力
．幼兒可以與毛毛蟲一起學習克服困難
．幼兒可以從大自然中學習數數
．幼兒透過閱讀，可以學會星期的概念
．這是一個可讀的玩具書，可玩的洞洞書，讓幼兒愛不釋手
．拼貼而成的色彩無與倫比，毛毛蟲蛻變成蝴蝶的過程令人驚喜

本書中文版《好餓的毛毛蟲》由上誼出版

This is Eric Carle's classic "The Very Hungry Caterpillar", with an enclosed CD. This is a book and CD pack of the best selling picture book, "The Very Hungry Caterpillar". There is a straight reading of the story first with intro and exit music and then a reading that includes a 'ping' to turn the page. Eric Carle is an internationally bestselling and award-winning author and illustrator of books for very young children. Eric lives in Massachusetts with his wife, Barbara. The Carles opened The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art in Massachusetts in 2002.

Eric Carle is acclaimed and beloved as the creator of brilliantly illustrated and innovatively designed picture books for very young children. His best-known work, The Very Hungry Caterpillar, has eaten its way into the hearts of literally millions of children all over the world and has been translated into more than 25 languages and sold over twelve million copies. Since the Caterpillar was published in 1969, Eric Carle has illustrated more than sixty books, many best sellers, most of which he also wrote.

Eric Carle's art is distinctive and instantly recognizable. His art work is created in collage technique, using hand-painted papers, which he cuts and layers to form bright and cheerful images. Many of his books have an added dimension - die-cut pages, twinkling lights as in The Very Lonely Firefly, even the lifelike sound of a cricket's song as in The Very Quiet Cricket - giving them a playful quality: a toy that can be read, a book that can be touched. Children also enjoy working in collage and many send him pictures they have made themselves, inspired by his illustrations. He receives hundreds of letters each week from his young admirers. The secret of Eric Carle's books' appeal lies in his intuitive understanding of and respect for children, who sense in him instinctively someone who shares their most cherished thoughts and emotions.

Eric Carle has two grown-up children, a son and a daughter. With his wife Barbara, he lives in Northampton, Massachusetts.