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1* KidsMealToy: In 1996, UsefulNotes/McDonalds released a set of six finger puppets based on Eric Carle books in their Happy Meals. The Very Hungry Caterpillar's puppet was of him inside an apple.
2* PopCultureUrbanLegends: There is a widely disseminated story that Eric Carle was ''not'' happy at being forced to include the scene of the caterpillar suffering a stomachache. [[https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/eric-carle-very-hungry-caterpillar/ It originated from a fake interview published as an April Fool's Day prank.]]
3* WhatCouldHaveBeen: The original draft for the story involved a bookworm.
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