The Crunching Munching Caterpillar and Other Stories Collection 10 Books &CDs Set

This 10-book and CD collection brings together a range of animal stories, including The Crunching Munching Caterpillar, Shaggy Dog and the Terrible Itch and The Teeny Weeny Tadpole. From bedtime rhymes to jungle hush and ocean games, each tale follows a different character facing a small but important challenge.

Highlights include a sound edition of The Crunching Munching Caterpillar created to mark the book’s 10th anniversary, alongside stories of a dog determined to stop an itch, a bee who refuses to share, and bears unsettled by a storm. The set also features gentle night-time themes, with baby animals settling down to sleep and a little mouse trying to feel brave at bedtime.

Included titles

• The Crunching Munching Caterpillar
• Shaggy Dog and the Terrible Itch
• The Very Greedy Bee
• The Bears in the Bed and the Great Big Storm
• Quiet
• The Very Noisy Night
• Smiley Shark
• The Very Lazy Ladybird
• Snuggle Up, Sleepy Ones
• The Teeny Weeny Tadpole

Key details

• 10-book collection with CDs
• Includes a sound edition of The Crunching Munching Caterpillar
• The Crunching Munching Caterpillar sound edition marks the book’s 10th anniversary
• Stories feature a range of animal characters

Synopses

The Crunching Munching Caterpillar

Caterpillar wants to fly, but he has no wings. All he can do is munch and crunch through a blackberry bush, until Butterfly arrives with a secret smile and knowledge Caterpillar does not yet have.

Shaggy Dog and the Terrible Itch

Shaggy Dog cannot stop scratching, but the itch will not go away. Desperate, he rushes into the Poodle Parlour for a shampoo, and wonders whether the itch can be got rid of and where it might go.

The Very Greedy Bee

Greedy Bee refuses to share his nectar. While the other bees work hard, he spends the day guzzling pollen and gobbling nectar, until one day he eats a little too much.

The Bears in the Bed and the Great Big Storm

Baby Bear, Little Bear and Young Bear are frightened by a storm, so they climb into bed with their dad one by one. When there is a rat-tat-tat at the door and the lights go out, Daddy Bear proves not quite as brave as he seems.

Quiet

Pa Lion roars for quiet, and the jungle falls silent: no rumble, grumble, chitter, chatter, pitter, patter or tiny squeak. Pa Lion must keep it that way while baby Leo sleeps.

The Very Noisy Night

Little Mouse feels scared in bed when he hears huffing and puffing and wonders if it is a ghost. He asks to climb into Big Mouse’s bed, but Big Mouse is determined that Little Mouse should sleep alone.

Smiley Shark

Smiley Shark is the biggest fish in the ocean, and also the friendliest, funniest and smiliest. Yet the other fish will not let him join their games, until a great big shark smile is all it takes to save the day.

The Very Lazy Ladybird

A very lazy ladybird sleeps all day and all night, and because of this she does not know how to fly. When she wants to sleep somewhere else, she must work out what to do without being able to fly.

Snuggle Up, Sleepy Ones

Baby animals, from a little hippo to mischievous monkeys, snuggle down for the night in a bedtime rhyme. The story is illustrated in pastels.

The Teeny Weeny Tadpole

The teeny weeny tadpole meets creatures that can jump, but he cannot. Then he meets a big bad fish who cannot jump either, but can swim very fast and eats little tadpoles, leaving tadpole to decide what to do.