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National Nutrition Month: Very Hungry Caterpillar Giveaway!

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I remember reading The Very Hungry Caterpillar to my sister when she was growing up, and it was one of the first books I purchased for my first child as well. There hasn’t been a moment in my kids’ lives where this book wasn’t front and center and at the top of the bedtime reading list. It is Magnus who is currently fascinated by its bright illustrations and the pictures of food.

For the very hungry caterpillars in my own home, it’s important for me to teach them how to eat healthy by presenting them with healthy meals and snack options. We’ve been covering some ways of how to get your children to experience and accept a wide variety of foods in the picky eater series, and reading is a fantastic way to drive home those points as well. Books like The Very Hungry Caterpillar and Green Eggs and Ham make this easy. Green Eggs and Ham shows us how trying new foods can lead to fun discoveries and open does for food. The Very Hungry Caterpillar, along with its counting and biology lessons, also illustrates how terrible you can feel when overindulging on junk food, the importance of eating healthy and how great green leafy vegetables are for you.

The Alliance for a Healthier Generation and the American Academy of Pediatrics are joining together with We Give Books and The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle to send the message to families about teaching healthy eating habits in the home. They will be donating copies of The Very Hungry Caterpillar to over 17,500 pediatrician offices across the United States.

As part of Very Hungry Caterpillar Day on March 20th, they’d like to offer books to Food for My Family readers as well!


Enter the Giveaway:

Prizes:

  • (1) winner will receive a copy of The Very Hungry Caterpillar and a Very Hungry Caterpillar Zoobie
  • (2) additional winners will receive a copy of The Very Hungry Caterpillar

1. Leave me a comment below.

2. Follow @FoodforMyFamily on Twitter and tweet the following. Then come back and let me know you’ve tweeted!
Enter to win a Very Hungry Caterpillar prize pack from @FoodforMyFamily: http://bit.ly/hUJgUP #HealthyCaterpillar


Giveaway ends at 11:59 p.m. CDT on Wednesday, 3/23. Winner will be chosen using Random.org and notified by email. In the event that the winner doesn’t respond to the email within 48 hours, I’ll choose a new winner.

******UPDATE: Congratulations to Kelly K., who won the Very Hungry Caterpillar Prize Pack, and a huge thank you to everyone who entered!

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  2. Well I already Like you on FB & follow you on twitter. So this was pretty easy for me! 😉
    We love Eric Carl books. I think his were always some of the boys favorite books. So colorful!

  52. We love this book. My now 3.5 yo “reads it” to his 2.5yo and 8mo old siblings. So proud they can identify all the foods and have tasted and liked them as well. Beautiful book.
    Also joined Food for my Family on FB. Did not know about it but glad to be following it now.

  53. As a former preschool teacher this, and all of Eric Carle’s books, are high on my favorite “for kids” books. I’d love to add this book to my granddaughter’s collection. Great giveaway! Thank you for sharing.

  58. The Very Hungry Caterpillar is one of my very most favorite books for children. Both of my kids loved it. I would read it in English, Spanish, and I signed it too. We’d talk about the colors, the fruits, the veggies, and the sweets.

    I used it all the time when I was teaching preschool and just recently used it when I was a substitute for 3 – 6 year old autistic children. We did a great art project with it and the kids all had fun. Their favorite parts were the POP! at the beginning and when the caterpillar becomes a BEAUTIFUL butterfly.

  66. My students would love listening to this. We are doing this theme for Spring and the book would go amazingly well with this. I am following you from Facebook and Twitter!

  82. I have worked in child care for more then 25 years and have enjoyed every minute. Reading The very Hungry Caterpillar to children help them to understand why it is important to eat good foods.I have had a child say “veggies make you strong” or “oranges keep colds away” and the most funny one “milk does the body good” having books such as The Very Hungry Caterpillar helps children understand why it is important to eat healthy so they can grow up strong and healthy just like the caterpillar turning into a beautiful butter fly. Thank you Eric carle for giving me the opportunity to enjoy it.

  97. I just got The Very Hungry Caterpillar from the library to read to my son who will turn 1 in about a week. He loves books and this is one I have on my “to buy” list. It is very educational which I love.

  99. My girls are 7 and 9 1/2 years now but we had this book since my eldest was about 10 months old. It was one of our favourites and this is one of the books that we will never give away.

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