Picture BookEric Carle ยท 1969
The Very Hungry Caterpillar in Emojis
A tiny caterpillar eats his way to becoming a butterfly โ in emoji.
A newly hatched caterpillar eats through more and more food each day of the week until, full and grown, he wraps himself in a cocoon and emerges as a beautiful butterfly.
The plot in emoji
The Very Hungry Caterpillar emoji summary, decoded
Here's what each part of the emoji story means, beat by beat.
- ๐ฅ๐In the moonlight, a tiny egg sits on a leaf.
- ๐โ๏ธOut pops a very hungry little caterpillar.
- ๐๐๐He eats through fruit โ one apple, two pears, three plums...
- ๐ฐ๐ญ๐งOn Saturday he devours cake, candy, cheese, and more.
- ๐คข๐With a tummy ache, he nibbles one nice green leaf.
- ๐๐Now big and fat, he builds a small cocoon around himself.
- โณ๐ฑHe waits inside for more than two weeks.
- ๐ฆ๐At last he emerges as a beautiful butterfly.
The cast of The Very Hungry Caterpillar in emoji
The main characters, one emoji each โ tap any to copy.
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The Caterpillar
The ever-hungry star.
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The Butterfly
What he becomes.
The Very Hungry Caterpillar emoji set
A copyable set of emojis that capture the book's vibe. Tap any emoji, or copy them all.
Did you know?
One of the best-selling picture books of all time โ a copy has sold roughly every minute since it was published.
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is The Very Hungry Caterpillar in emojis?
- The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle can be summed up in emojis as: ๐ฅ๐๐๐๐๐๐ฐ๐ญ๐๐ฆ๐ฑ โ a shorthand emoji plot summary you can copy and share.
- How do you describe The Very Hungry Caterpillar with emojis?
- Break the story into its key beats and pick one or two emojis for each โ the setting, the main characters, the turning point, and the ending. The decoded summary above shows one way to do it for The Very Hungry Caterpillar.
- What can I use these book emojis for?
- Copy the The Very Hungry Caterpillar emoji summary into a book-club chat, a BookTok or Instagram caption, a reading challenge, or a 'guess the book from emojis' game.