The other day, I was working in the toddler room. I was doing and interactive read aloud of "The Very Hungry Caterpillar" by Eric Carle. The classroom also had the manipulatives that went along with it so the children really liked being able to hold different pieces of food and got to feed the caterpillar. I barely had to read the book at all because the children knew it so well and really enjoyed 'reading' all together. I would definitely recommend this book to young children. Besides the pictures being amazing and so captivating, there are many teachable themes and lessons throughout the story such as days of the week, food and metamorphosis. Eric Carle is one of my favorite children's authors.