The Very Hungry Caterpillar and Other Stories

The Very Hungry Caterpillar and Other Stories

2010 · 32 min · ★ 6.7 · Animation, Family

The Very Hungry Caterpillar and Other Stories is a compilation of five of Eric Carle’s most popular stories. In The Very Hungry Caterpillar, a tiny caterpillar eats and eats... and eats his way through the week; Papa, Please Get The Moon For Me shows a young girl asking her father for the moon, but he discovers that the moon is very, very big. The Very Quiet Cricket is about a cricket who finally finds his voice and The Mixed-Up Chameleon learns an important lesson about being himself. Finally, I See A Song invites audiences on a magical musical journey. But can you really see a song?

Directed by Andrew Goff · Written by Eric Carle

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Roger McGough Narrator (voice)
Juliet Stevenson Narrator (voice)

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