More fun from the snake of painted stones beside Rawcliffe Lake, York. Today three stones painted to represent the childrens favourite 'The Very Hungry Caterpillar'.
Wikipedia says "The Very Hungry Caterpillar is a children's picture book designed, illustrated, and written by Eric Carle, first published by the World Publishing Company in 1969, and later published by Penguin Putnam. The book features a caterpillar who eats his way through a wide variety of foodstuffs before pupating and emerging as a butterfly. The winner of many children's literature awards and a major graphic design award, it has sold almost 50 million copies worldwide. It has been described as having sold the equivalent of a copy per minute since its publication, and as "one of the greatest childhood classics of all time".
The Very Hungry Caterpillar uses distinctive collage illustrations (Carle's third book, and a new style at the time), 'eaten' holes in the pages and simple text with educational themes – counting, the days of the week, foods, and a butterfly's life stages. There have been many related books and other products, including educational tools, created in connection to the book. The caterpillar’s diet is fictional rather than scientifically accurate, but the book introduces concepts of Lepidoptera life stages where transformations take place including the ultimate metamorphosis from 'hungry caterpillar' to 'handsome butterfly', and it has been endorsed by the Royal Entomological Society."
Well done to whoever did this. Combining three very similar stones into one single picture make it very creative for whoever did it. Thank you for sharing. Very soon, if not already, this might be a main attraction for visitors to York.
Thank you all for your lovely comments and favs, they are very much appreciated.
When our daughters were young, The Very Hungry Caterpillar was a very popular book to read to them. I have no idea how many times I have read it, but it feels like thousands!
Thank you all for your lovely comments and favs, they are very much appreciated.
When our daughters were young, The Very Hungry Caterpillar was a very popular book to read to them. I have no idea how many times I have read it, but it feels like thousands!
Ian
Thank you both - I read The Very Hungry Caterpillar to my daughters often when they were little.
Ian