I never heard of Eric Carle until after I had children. One of my daughters received an Eric Carle book as a birthday gift this past year (
The Artist Who Painted a Blue Horse), and I thought it was really cute, with beautiful illustrations in bright colors. I also have friends who are really into everything Eric Carle-related, and through them, I have been introduced to The Very Hungry Caterpillar, Brown Bear, and more!
The World of Eric Carle™ line of fun and educational toys, plush animals, games, puzzles, and clothing brings the beloved Eric Carle characters out of their books and to life. The World of Eric Carle™
has issued a great 2015 holiday gift guide, full of many wonderful gifts for babies, toddlers, and children. I was very excited to look through the gift guide and pick out some items that I thought my girls would enjoy. I chose the Brown Bear 2-Piece PJ Set, The Very Hungry Caterpillar™
2-Piece PJ Set, The Very Hungry Caterpillar™
Cookbook and Cookie Cutters Kit, and The World of Eric Carle™
ABC Tin Game.
I love picking out cute pajamas for my girls (which doesn’t make much sense considering the fact that no one sees them except for my husband and me), but I also know that they need pajamas that fit well, are comfortable, and are easy to sleep in. I got the Brown Bear 2-Piece PJ Set for my youngest daughter and The Very Hungry Caterpillar™ 2-Piece PJ Set for my oldest daughter, and both sets fit my criteria for pajamas – cute and comfortable!
Both pairs of pajamas come with a long-sleeved shirt with striped sleeves, matching striped pants, cuffs for the arms and legs, and of course, the cute Eric Carle character on the front of the shirt. They are made of a soft cotton material and are pretty lightweight so I thought they would be more appropriate for late fall or early spring. However, both of my girls tend to run hot so these pajamas are perfect for them, even on a chilly night, and they do not overheat like they sometimes do in heavier pajamas. Plus, they both looked so adorable in their pajamas! I have already had to wash the pajamas several times so they could be worn again and again.
The Very Hungry Caterpillar™ Cookbook and Cookie Cutters Kit contains 25 recipes and three cookie cutters – the caterpillar, a butterfly, and a circle (for the caterpillar to crawl through). Most of the recipes are simple recipes that you can make with your children, and include breakfast, lunch, snacks, and yummy treats. A lot of the recipes incorporate the cookie cutters as well.
We have used the cookie cutters to make fun-shaped sandwiches for my daughters, and our list of holiday baking will definitely include some caterpillar and butterfly sugar cookies. I would love to make the Caterpillar Cupcakes for my oldest daughter’s next birthday to take along, and I cannot wait to try The Very Hungry Caterpillar™ Fruit Salad and the Bye Bye Butterfly Fruit Centerpiece recipes when summer comes around and we can get fresh fruit.
Finally, I love The World of Eric Carle™ ABC Tin Game, and it was perfect for my oldest daughter. She is learning all of the letters of the alphabet in school, and what better way to continue that learning at home than with a fun game? The game comes with cards containing each letter of the alphabet (both uppercase and lowercase). Each card also has a picture of an item that starts with that letter. Children spin a wheel and either choose to move the number of spaces spun or to the next big or little letter space. They then have to find the card that matches the letter on their space. This great game teaches both letter recognition and counting, all while children are also having fun!
The Brown Bear 2-Piece PJ Set and The Very Hungry Caterpillar™ 2-Piece PJ Set each sell for $14.99, The Very Hungry Caterpillar™ Cookbook and Cookie Cutters Kit sells for $22.99, and The World of Eric Carle™ ABC Tin Game sells for $9.99. Check out if you are still looking for a last-minute gift this holiday season or just want to find some adorable items for your children! The gift guide also tells you where you can buy all of these wonderful items.
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THE GIVEAWAY:
One (1) winner will receive the following The World of Eric Carle™ items:
- Brown Bear 2-Piece PJ Set;
- The Very Hungry Caterpillar™ 2-Piece PJ Set;
- The Very Hungry Caterpillar™ Cookbook and Cookie Cutters Kit; and
- The World of Eric Carle™ ABC Tin Game.
Open to residents of U.S. only. Ends 12/29/15. ARV: $63.
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102 Responses
The Hungry Caterpillar is my favorite!
The Very Busy Spider is my favorite Eric Carle book!
When I taught preschool Eric Carle books were always a favorite. I always enjoyed reading The very hungry caterpillar.
The Hungry Caterpillar
The very hungry caterpillar. I loved reading this book to our children when they were younger.
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My son adores The Hungry Caterpillar, he is literally obsessed with the book.
The Hungry Caterpillar has been a fav for a while now. Thanks for the chance!
My fvorite Eric Carle book is Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?
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I like the Caterpillar.
Just love the Very Hungry Caterpillar. Just love the illustrations.
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I love the Brown Bear Brown Bear What Do You See book!
I absolutely love the very hungry caterpillar! A favorite since I was a kid!
My favorite is The Very Hungry Caterpillar.
My kids liked brown bear and now that’s my granddaughters favorite book
The Very Busy Spider is our daughter’s favorite book.
Hands down the Hungry Caterpillar!
I like the Hungry Caterpillar the best.
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As a retired art teacher, I use to read Eric Carle books to my little students. My favorites were “The Very Busy Spider” and “Mister Seahorse.” I adore his fine work!
I absolutely love The Hungry Caterpillar. It is one book I read to all my kids. Even though I have probably read it 1000 times—often 20 times a day, I can still handle reading it again.
I taught Pre-K for 20 years. Eric Carle is one of my favorite children’s authors. If I pick only one it would be The Very Hungry Caterpillar.
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We like the angry ladybug.
I love The Grouchy Ladybug!
The Hungry Caterpillar. It’s special to us because my husband read it while on deployment through United Through Reading and my daughter watched his video and read the book SO many many many times, hugging the tv to hug her daddy.
I love brown bear!!!
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The Very Busy Spider is my favorite.
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We enjoy the brown bear book.
The Hungry Catperillar! It was a childhood favorite 🙂
I love Brown Bear–mostly because my daughter learned to “read” it so young!
I like the Grouchy Ladybug.
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I like Do You Want to Be my Friend?
My favorite is the The Mixed-Up Chameleon book.
As an elementary school teacher, my favorite is The Very Hungry Caterpillar. We just love that book and the things we can do in class.
The Very Hungry Caterpillar is my favorite. I think it’s the first one I read to my daughter.
My favorite is Brown Bear
My son loves the very hungry caterpillar after seeing an exhibit focusing on it at the pittsburgh children’s museum
My boys always love the very hungry catepiller. Now that we have another, I’m sure he will too!
The very hungry caterpillar is a classic i love
I really like Brown Bear, Brown Bear.
The Very Busy Spider is my favorite Eric Carle book
The Very Hungry Caterpillar. We read it all the time.
Every kid should read the Very Hungry Caterpillar!
Eric Carle will always be a special author to our family! The Very Hungry Caterpillar was a favorite! We had almost all of his books!
Brown Bear Brown Bear What Do You See was always my favorite as a child!
We love The Grouchy Ladybug!
The Very Hungry Caterpillar is my favorite.
We like the Grouchy Ladybug!
Our favorite book right now is Brown Bear Brown Bear.
I love “Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?” because our little guy loves practicing his colors when we read it.
My favorite is A House for Hermit Crab.
I like the very hungry caterpillar.
I love The Very Hungry Caterpillar. My kids enjoyed it and now my grandson is a fan!
We love brown bear brown bear.
I love The Very Hungry Caterpillar, my daughter really likes that book.
The Very Hungry Caterpillar is our favorite!
The Very Hungry Caterpillar is my favorite!
The Very Hungry Caterpillar!
The Very Hungry Caterpillar is great!
We like Brown Bear.
We love the very hungry caterpillar
I have yet to be introduced to this books; but, with my granddaughter reaching that age, I’m sure I will.
Hungry caterpillar
Of course “The Hungry Caterpillar” is my very favorite Eric Carle book/character 🙂
the hungry caterpillar is my favorite book by eric carle.
The Hungry Caterpillar
Very Hungry Caterpillar
I love the very greedy python. Thank you for the chance.
My favorite character is the Caterpillar!
It would have to be The very hungry catapiller
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I have always loved the The Very Hungry Caterpillar
The Very Hungry Caterpillar has always been my favorite.
I like the Very Busy Spider the best.
my kids always loved the book The Very Hungry Caterpilla and now the grand kids do…
We love the caterpillar.
I like the The Very Hungry Caterpillar
We love the brown bear book. It was one of the first books my daughter learned to read!
I love the developmental elephant.
My fvorite Eric Carle book is Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?
The Hungry Caterpillar is my favorite!
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I like brown bear and the very hungry caterpillar
I love the Very Hungry Catepillar. Thank you
The Hungry Caterpillar is my favorite book
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The Hungry Caterpillar is my favorite Eric Carle Book.
My kids always loved The Hungry Caterpillar !!
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The Very Hungry Caterpillar is my favorite Eric Carle book.
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It is by far The Very Hungry Caterpillar. I remember reading it to my little sister when she was little too.
My favorite is the Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? book.
The Hungry Caterpillar was my daughters favorite book & she had to have it read at least 10x a night. Now I am expecting my 3rd in April after a 11 & 14 year gap, the kids are excited to start collecting books they can read to their little brother since they still LOVE TO READ