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A game based on the book called "The Very Hungry Caterpillar's [=ABCs=]" has been available on UsefulNotes/WiiWare since September 2011.
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A game based on the book called "The Very Hungry Caterpillar's [=ABCs=]" has been was available on UsefulNotes/WiiWare since September 2011.until it was discontinued in January 2019.
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* AmazingTechnicolorWildlife: The butterfly that the titular caterpillar transforms into has extravagant rainbow-colored wings, something very few adult Lepidopteran specimens have, if any (and this is usually if they are toxic, such as the Madagascan Sunset Moth, whose bright colors warn predators that it is toxic to eat.)
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* AmazingTechnicolorWildlife: The butterfly that the titular caterpillar transforms into has extravagant rainbow-colored wings, something very few adult Lepidopteran specimens have, if any (and this is usually if they are toxic, such as the Madagascan Sunset Moth, whose bright colors warn predators that it is toxic to eat.)eat).
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* SlidingScaleOfIdealismVsCynicism: Incredibly Idealistic. Eric Carle himself said its "a book of hope... a way about growing up, how scary it is, but how you can fly into the world with your talents."
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* SlidingScaleOfIdealismVsCynicism: Incredibly Idealistic. Eric Carle himself said its it's "a book of hope... a way about growing up, how scary it is, but how you can fly into the world with your talents."
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* AWeightyAesop: Saturday shows the consequences of eating unhealthy food, especially in large amounts, as the caterpillar ends up having a stomachache. On Sunday he eats one nice green leaf and feels much better afterwards. Eric Carle was absolutely disgusted at being forced to include this scene, as his intention was for the caterpillar's hunger to be something normal and natural, and the caterpillar bettered for recognizing and sating it.
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* AWeightyAesop: Saturday shows the consequences of eating unhealthy food, especially in large amounts, as the caterpillar ends up having a stomachache. On Sunday he eats one nice green leaf and feels much better afterwards. Eric Carle was absolutely disgusted at being forced to include this scene, as his intention was for the caterpillar's hunger to be something normal and natural, and the caterpillar bettered for recognizing and sating it.
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* AWeightyAesop: Saturday shows the consequences of eating unhealthy food, especially in large amounts, as the caterpillar ends up having a stomachache. On Sunday he eats one nice green leaf and feels much better afterwards. Eric Carle was absolutely disgusted at being forced to include this scene, as his intention was for the caterpillar's hunger to be something normal and natural, and the caterpillar bettered for recognizing and sating it.
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* AWeightyAesop: Saturday shows the consequences of eating unhealthy food, especially in large amounts, as the caterpillar ends up having a stomachache. On Sunday he eats one nice green leaf and feels much better afterwards. Eric Carle was absolutely disgusted at being forced to include this scene, as his intention was for the caterpillar's hunger to be something normal and natural, and the caterpillar bettered for recognizing and sating it.
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* AWeightyAesop: Saturday shows the consequences of eating unhealthy food, especially in large amounts, as the caterpillar ends up having a stomachache. On Sunday he eats one nice green leaf and feels much better afterwards. Eric Carlisle was absolutely disgusted at being forced to include this scene, as his intention was for the caterpillar's hunger to be something normal and natural, and the caterpillar bettered for recognizing and sating it.
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* AWeightyAesop: Saturday shows the consequences of eating unhealthy food, especially in large amounts, as the caterpillar ends up having a stomachache. On Sunday he eats one nice green leaf and feels much better afterwards. Eric Carlisle Carle was absolutely disgusted at being forced to include this scene, as his intention was for the caterpillar's hunger to be something normal and natural, and the caterpillar bettered for recognizing and sating it.
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* AWeightyAesop: Saturday shows the consequences of eating unhealthy food, especially in large amounts, as the caterpillar ends up having a stomachache. On Sunday he eats one nice green leaf and feels much better afterwards. Eric Carlisle was absolutely disgusted [[ExecutiveMeddling at being forced to include this scene,]] as his intention was for the caterpillar's hunger to be something normal and natural, and the caterpillar bettered for recognizing and sating it.
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* AWeightyAesop: Saturday shows the consequences of eating unhealthy food, especially in large amounts, as the caterpillar ends up having a stomachache. On Sunday he eats one nice green leaf and feels much better afterwards. Eric Carlisle was absolutely disgusted [[ExecutiveMeddling at being forced to include this scene,]] scene, as his intention was for the caterpillar's hunger to be something normal and natural, and the caterpillar bettered for recognizing and sating it.
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* AWeightyAesop: Saturday shows the consequences of eating unhealthy food, especially in large amounts, as the caterpillar ends up having a stomachache. On Sunday he eats one nice green leaf and feels much better afterwards. Eric Carlisle was absolutely disgusted [[ExecutiveMeddling at being forced to include this scene,]] as his intention was for the caterpillar's hunger to be something normal and natural, and the caterpillar bettered for recognizing and sating it.
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The "interview" from which this originates was an April Fool's joke in the Paris Review. Carle never said it.
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** This was actually included due to ExecutiveMeddling, as explained on the Trivia page.
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* AmazingTechnicolorWildlife: The butterfly that the titular caterpillar transforms into has extravagant rainbow-colored wings, something very few adult Lepidopteran specimens have, if any (and this is usually if they are toxic, such as the Madagascan Sunset Moth, whose bright colors warn predators that it is toxic to eat.)
* ArtisticLicenseBiology: The titular caterpillar pupates in what is called a "cocoon" before transforming into a butterfly. In real life, only moth caterpillars pupate in cocoons, whereas butterfly caterpillars pupate in chrysalises. [[JustifiedTrope Justified]] in that it's a fictional specimen, and that "chrysalis" could be a fairly complex word for little kids.
* ArtisticLicenseBiology: The titular caterpillar pupates in what is called a "cocoon" before transforming into a butterfly. In real life, only moth caterpillars pupate in cocoons, whereas butterfly caterpillars pupate in chrysalises. [[JustifiedTrope Justified]] in that it's a fictional specimen, and that "chrysalis" could be a fairly complex word for little kids.
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* ExtremeOmnivore: The caterpillar eats a ludicrous amount of non plant foods in a short period of time.
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* SlidingScaleOfIdealismVsCynicism: Incredibly Idealistic. Eric Carle himself said its "a book of hope...a way about growing up, how scary it is, but how you can fly into the world with your talents."
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* SlidingScaleOfIdealismVsCynicism: Incredibly Idealistic. Eric Carle himself said its "a book of hope... a way about growing up, how scary it is, but how you can fly into the world with your talents."
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* GreenAroundTheGills: In the animated special, the caterpillar turns a sickly shade of green by the end of its Saturday binge.
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[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Very_Hungry_Caterpillar A children's picture book written by Eric Carle and first published in 1969]]. Since then it's been a staple of many childhoods and been translated into over 50 languages.
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* ShortStory; The plot and prose is wafer thin and is only a few pages long.
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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: The original draft for the story involved a book worm.
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A game based on the book called "The Very Hungry Caterpillar's [=ABCs=]" has been available on [[Creator/{{Nintendo}} Wii Ware]] since September 2011.
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* ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTinExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin: The book is about... a very hungry caterpillar!
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A game based on the book called "The Very Hungry Caterpillar's ABCs" has been available on [[Creator/{{Nintendo}} Wii Ware]] since September 2011.
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[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Very_Hungry_Caterpillar A children's picture book written by Eric Carle and first published in 1969]]. Since then it's been a staple of many childhoods and been translated into over 50 languages.
It tells the story of a caterpillar who eats his way through a great deal of food before ultimately becoming a butterfly.
A game based on the book called "The Very Hungry Caterpillar's ABCs" has been available on [[{{Nintendo}} Wii Ware]] since September 2011.
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!!''The Very Hungry Caterpillar'' contains examples of:
* BigEater: The titular caterpillar eats several times its own size in food over the course of a week.
* ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin
* ShownTheirWork: Caterpillars really are big eaters (although they usually only eat one type of plant) before becoming chrysalises.
* WhatCouldHaveBeen: The original draft for the story involved a book worm.
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It tells the story of a caterpillar who eats his way through a great deal of food before ultimately becoming a butterfly.
A game based on the book called "The Very Hungry Caterpillar's ABCs" has been available on [[{{Nintendo}} Wii Ware]] since September 2011.
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!!''The Very Hungry Caterpillar'' contains examples of:
* BigEater: The titular caterpillar eats several times its own size in food over the course of a week.
* ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin
* ShownTheirWork: Caterpillars really are big eaters (although they usually only eat one type of plant) before becoming chrysalises.
* WhatCouldHaveBeen: The original draft for the story involved a book worm.
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