The Very Hungry Caterpillar's Eid: A Lift-the-flap Book

This board book is such a lovely way to introduce toddlers to the celebration of Eid. The classic Very Hungry Caterpillar character makes it instantly familiar and appealing, and the lift-the-flap design keeps my child engaged on every page. The story is simple and joyful, with colourful illustrations that little hands love to explore. It’s interactive, fun, and educational — ideal for reading together during the festive season. Highly recommended for any family celebrating Eid or wanting to share cultural stories with their kids!

This is a fun pop-up book following The Hungry Caterpillar as it enjoys the Eid festivities. The Hungry Caterpillar is ready to enjoy Eid, but who is hiding behind the curtains? Hungry Catterpillar is about to put the decorations up, but who is behind the lantern? The hardback is filled with thick board book pages with some fun flaps to lift and a extra pop-up surprise at the end. The pages are all glossy and have rounded edges too. The Hungry Caterpillar is celebrating Eid, but while it puts the decorations up and gets the food ready there are some other creatures around to spot under the flaps. The book is filled with perfect and fun rhyming throughout and I like how fun everything looks with the Hungry Caterpillar visible as well as some other creatures hidden behind the flaps. The book itself briefly touches on the Eid festivities with the Very Hungry Caterpillar setting up the decorations, mentions of helping others and the food being ready to eat, however there's really nothing tying the Very Hungry Caterpillar's character to the Eid celebrations, other than the fact it's kind of there. The illustrations are all very fun, as you would expect from a Very Hungry Caterpillar book. I like the way all the creatures look and the simple but fun and colourful way everything on the pages looks, especially the food and plants. The flaps are fun to open up to see what is visible on each page, however I do feel that the Eid aspect of the story could have been made better, such as maybe having the Very Hungry Catterpillar waiting to eat during Ramadan(he's hungry after all) and having to wait constantly and tucking in at the end, rather than just random mentions of Eid and the caterpillar just being there (poor thing never gets to eat anything at all in this book!). Overall it's a fun though quite short, lift-the-flaps book with a nice message about celebrating Eid. While I do like the idea of The Very Hungry Caterpillar being able to celebrate different religious festivals and helping to teach children the very basics of these, I just personally feel it could have had a bit more about Eid, perhaps helping to teach kids who don't know about this religious festival, rather than the cateripllar just being there and a message of happy Eid at the end. But apart from that it's still a basic but fun book, especially for The Very Hungry Caterpillar fans.

Such a lovely book! The story woven around Eid Day is both heartwarming and engaging. It’s a perfect way to teach kids about the joy and meaning of Eid in a fun, relatable way. The illustrations are vibrant, and the message is beautiful. Great quality and a wonderful addition to any child’s bookshelf!

Great Eid gift for our kids!

My daughter adores this book. Took it to nursery and the kids learnt about Eid in an easy fun non pressured way.