The Caterpillar Who Envied Everyone

An inconspicuous black caterpillar crawls along a flowerbed and envies everyone it meets along the way: a bumblebee, a dragonfly, a ladybug, a grasshopper, a spider. "Oh, if only I were as smart, beautiful, talented!" she tells them with resentment in her voice. And the little inhabitants of the garden listen to her and laugh. They know that everything will change soon...

The famous British writer, teacher and master of oral storytelling Neil Griffiths shows the little reader, or rather the listener, since the book just begs to be read aloud in different voices, why you need to love and accept yourself as you are. After all, everyone is good in their own way, and there is no reason to envy. But you can and should admire the talents and bright appearance of others. The book gives a reason to talk to your child about the fact that you don’t need to strive to be like everyone else. The world is changeable and diverse, and that’s what makes it interesting.

Thanks to the delicate watercolor illustrations by artist Judith Blake, the story comes to life: the caterpillar crawls, the dragonfly dances, the grasshopper sings, the spider weaves a web, and together they move towards the wonderful finale of the book - the caterpillar turns into a butterfly. All these bugs are familiar to the baby, he has already met them in the city park or in the garden at the dacha. A wonderful picture book for children from 2 years old.

Recommended reader age: 2+

Author: Neil Griffiths
Artist: Judith Blake
Translation: Elena Mamontova
Publisher: Melik-Pashayev
Pages: 32
Cover type: Hardcover
Dimensions: 210x210 mm