I'm a Little Caterpillar

by Tim Weare

What do you get when you combine a comical, endearing story with a lovable, lifelike, latex finger puppet? A fun-filled reading experience that provides hours of creative entertainment!

Caterpillar is perplexed. What will he be when he "grows up?" Perhaps a loud, hairy lion? Or a huge, scaly dinosaur? Simple text accompanies bright, eye-catching artwork in this funny story in which Caterpillar discovers what he's meant to be.

A latex finger puppet of a caterpillar pokes through a die-cut hole on every spread, including covers, ready to help little ones act out the story.

14 pages, Board Book

First published March 1, 2002

Reviews

[Cathy]

I've probably read this one hundreds, if not a thousand times, between our own children and a grandchild. It has a finger puppet to use while reading it, which captures kids' attention. I also use a squeaky voice for the child-character voice of the caterpillar.

Unfortunately, this book isn't published anymore.

The only caution I have with it is that children under three shouldn't be left unattended with it. Especially now that the book has aged, the puppet rubber might crack or tear and create a choke hazard, but even originally, this book was not intended for children under 3.

[eRin]

A cute story about a little caterpillar talking about what it'll be when it grows up. A finger puppet pops up through every page. Fun to read to small children (as long as they aren't scared of the caterpillar!).

[Ty]

My little boy loves the animation of the finger puppet. There is also a lot of opportunity for animal sound effects, too.

[Robert John]

The story talks about different animals. The caterpillar wants to be these animals, but the caterpillar cannot be thee animals. Finally the caterpillar wants to be a butterfly and realizes it can be a butterfly.