Gorgeous, Delightful and Fun, But Misses the Book's Message – My Very Hungry Caterpillar Review

This app is lovingly true to the minimalist collage art style of Eric Carle's Classic children's book, but misses the mark of the book's message. The message of the original is lost in this adaptation. No longer does the caterpillar finally realize that he needed to eat 'caterpillar food' after gorging himself on human food for a week. Now he eats a progression of fruit before he transforms into a beautiful butterfly. At least he doesn't spend a sixth day on a processed food bender. Kids won't learn here that animals (including humans) need to eat food appropriate for them. In fact, they unfortunately may take away the opposite message from this app. Gone also are the lessons about the days of the week and progression of numbers that Carle so deftly integrated into such a short book. Time progresses as the caterpillar naps, but it's unclear how much time and there's no narration to take that opportunity to teach a lesson. Most importantly though, this app is a delight and children will love playing with their caterpillar as he reacts to their direction and to his toys. This is a great app to play with your small children as you explain what is happening. This app is a great companion to The Very Hungry Caterpillar, but no replacement.
Review by NeoApocalypse on My Very Hungry Caterpillar.