The Very Hungry Caterpillar's ABCs

Number of Players

1 (Single Player)

Genre

Release Date

WiiWare

20th Sep 2010, 800 points
26th Jan 2012, 800 points
29th Aug 2009

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Review The Very Hungry Caterpillar's ABCs (WiiWare)

Often imitated but never duplicated
Everyone knows that caterpillars are excellent at education by munching, mostly because of the work of Eric Carle. 30 million copies of his book The Very Hungry Caterpillar have been sold worldwide since its release in 1969. Now, the distinct artwork and simple teaching style of the classic come to WiiWare in the...
- Thu 23rd Sep 2010
- WiiWare
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- Retro

The Very Hungry Caterpillar's ABCs Screenshot

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Nintendo Download 26th January 2012 (Europe)

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Nintendo Download 20th September 2010 (North America)

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The Very Hungry Caterpillar's ABCs is an educational game based on the children's book The Very Hungry Caterpillar.

It allows parents to help children learn basic English while enjoying a game together. The game consists of four parts, including alphabet flash cards featuring colored letters and pictures by Eric Carle, plus a vocabulary quiz for preschool-aged children that includes numbers, colors, shapes, animal names and simple verbs and adjectives. Young players can also engage in fun activities such as erasing parts of a colored screen to reveal a hidden illustration, or placing a variety of animal stamps on the screen. Finally, parents can use the "To The Parents" option to check their children's progress in remembering vocabulary words. Your whole family is sure to appreciate the colorful illustrations by Eric Carle, internationally renowned as a creator of beautifully illustrated and innovatively designed picture books for children.