The story is simple: the caterpillar is born, eats too much — far too much — learns to eat ... Hungry Caterpillar ate — the sausage, the cupcake, the salami, the Swiss cheese — where did ...

For one caterpillar ... those that did were often deformed. By somehow adapting to the lack of linolenic acid, H. subflexa manages to secure a food supply that only they can eat.

And not once did it occur to me to ... many kids come away from The Very Hungry Caterpillar knowing that they'll feel sick if they overeat, that they should eat lots of fresh fruit and vegetables ...

why did he need to munch on some watermelon at the end? Those familiar with the book will know that eating a hole through all that food left the very hungry caterpillar with something of a sore ...