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Overview
"There were caterpillow thumps and caterpillow whacks on caterpillar tummies and on caterpillar backs."All the little caterpillars have gone to bed, with their caterpillows for their little heads. But in the middle of the night, one caterpillar decides to wake all the others for a thumping, whumping caterpillow fight! With fresh, exuberant illustrations by Jill Barton, Sam McBratney's delightfully tongue-tangling tale will have lap-sitters giggling and wiggling and ready for a romp.
A rowdy pillow fight among young caterpillars causes the Big Caterpillar to step in and take action.
Editorials
School Library Journal
PreS-KA clever tongue-twisting rhyme that's sure to delight youngsters and challenge storytellers. "When the caterpillars went/ to their caterpillar beds,/ They all had caterpillows/ for their caterpillar heads." As expected, a joyous pillow fight ensues until "the big caterpillar'' comes in, puts a stop to the fray, and wisely solves the caterpillow problem. The colorful young creatures are utterly charming snuggled in their curled leaf beds before the naughty one begins the battle that sends a blizzard of carefully drawn feathers flying. Big caterpillar is gentle and sensible in the reprimand. An appealing bedtime selection.Virginia Opocensky, formerly at Lincoln City Libraries, NEBook Details
Published
May 1, 1996
Publisher
Candlewick Press (MA)
Pages
24
Format
Hardcover
ISBN
9781564028044