Caterpillar that envied everyone

A nondescript black caterpillar crawls through the flowerbed and envies everyone whom he meets in the way: Shmel, Dragonfly, God"s cow, grasshopper, spider. Ah, if I were the same elegant, beautiful, talented! - with resentment in her voice she tells them. And the small inhabitants of the garden listen to her and chuckle. They know that everything will change soon ...
The famous British writer, teacher and master of oral story, Neil Griffiths, shows the little reader, or rather the listener, since the book is asked to read it out loud to different voices, why you need to love and accept yourself as you are. After all, everyone is good in their own way, and there is no reason for envy. But admiring the talents and bright appearance of others can and should be. The book gives an occasion to talk with the child that you do not need to strive to be like everyone else. The world is changeable and diverse, and this is what it is interesting.
Thanks to the delicate watercolor illustrations of the artist Judith Blake, the story comes to life: the caterpillar crawls, the dragonfly is dancing, the blacksmith sings, the spider weaves and together they move to the wonderful finale of the book - turning the caterpillars into a butterfly. All these bugs are familiar to the baby, he already met with them in a city park or in the country in the garden. A great picture book for children from 2 years old