The Very Hungry Caterpillar

27.01.09 - Tuesday

I received a fun little surprise today as I went to get my mail.

A big (okay, funny little interruption of a story – as I was just attempting to type “big” I accidentally typed in “bug.” Thanks for the help fingers!), fuzzy caterpillar greeted me this afternoon!

I L.O.V.E. caterpillars! I’m terrified to touch them (don’t ask me why… I can hold snakes, spiders, worms, etc., but am not about to hold a caterpillar…), but this does not inhibit my love for the funny, fuzzy, scrunchy creatures that evolve into beautiful butterflies! I believe this infatuation with them began at an early age… via The Very Hungry Caterpillar. I mean, come on. That book has more colors in it than a kaleidoscope, thus catching every 3-5 year-old’s attention for at least the 10 minutes required to really read the book (if you include the time it takes to point at the pictures, read each word slowly & deliberately, using your very prestigious story-telling voice, and letting the kids flip back & forth at least 5 times per page…). Plus, there’s the ultimate ending… Of transforming into a butterfly! Who doesn’t remember the kindergarten experiments of watching caterpillars create a cocoon & then being re-born as a monarch?? I swore that day I wanted to become a certified butterfly-catcher when I grew up… maybe work at the Pismo Beach Monarch Grove.

Well, I still haven’t grown up… There’s still time for that. :)