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The Very Hungry Caterpillar

1969 book by Eric Carle
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The Very Hungry Caterpillar
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The Very Hungry Caterpillar

Summary

The Very Hungry Caterpillar is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,356 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Very Hungry Caterpillar authored Eric Carle[3].
  • The Very Hungry Caterpillar's instance of is recorded as literary work[4].
  • The Very Hungry Caterpillar was published by G. P. Putnam's Sons[5].
  • The Very Hungry Caterpillar was published by Hamish Hamilton[6].
  • The Very Hungry Caterpillar was published by Human & Rousseau[7].
  • The Very Hungry Caterpillar's language of work or name is recorded as English[8].
  • The Very Hungry Caterpillar's country of origin is recorded as United States[9].
  • The Very Hungry Caterpillar was released on June 3, 1969[10].
  • The Very Hungry Caterpillar's translator is recorded as Denis Courtney[11].
  • The Very Hungry Caterpillar's translator is recorded as Cynthia Davies[12].
  • The Very Hungry Caterpillar's main subject is caterpillar[13].
  • The Very Hungry Caterpillar's main subject is eating[14].
  • The Very Hungry Caterpillar's main subject is metamorphosis[15].
  • The Very Hungry Caterpillar's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'The Very Hungry Caterpillar'}[16].
  • The Very Hungry Caterpillar's intended public is recorded as child[17].
  • The Very Hungry Caterpillar's form of creative work is recorded as picture book[18].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Release type: Prose[19]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 12779175-a5e3-429f-b346-1dfaab9eee6a[20]

Body

Authorship and Creation

The Very Hungry Caterpillar authored Eric Carle[3]. Publishers include G. P. Putnam's Sons[5], Hamish Hamilton[6], and Human & Rousseau[7].

Publication

The Very Hungry Caterpillar was published on June 3, 1969[10]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[8].

Subject and Themes

Main subjects include caterpillar[13], eating[14], and metamorphosis[15].

Why It Matters

The Very Hungry Caterpillar ranks in the top 1% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,356 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[21] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[22]

Related Entities

Eric Carle literary work United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . bnb.data.bl.uk. bnb.data.bl.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [19] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [20] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [21] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [22] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 21d ago · Iamcarbon · 2026-05-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has edition or translation → ['Q139791723', 'Q139791748', 'Q139827362']
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  3. 27d ago · KaleemBot bot · 2026-05-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country of origin → —
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