The Very Hungry Caterpillar

The Very Hungry Caterpillar is a children's picture book designed, illustrated, and written by Eric Carle, first published by the World Publishing Company in 1969, later published by Penguin Putnam. It features a caterpillar who eats his way through a wide variety of foodstuffs before pupating and emerging as a butterfly. The winner of many children's literature awards and a major graphic design award, it has sold 30 million copies worldwide. It has been described as having sold the equivalent of a copy per minute since its publication. It has been described as "one of the greatest childhood classics of all time." It was voted the number two children's picture book in a 2012 survey of School Library Journal readers.

History with the Big Balloon Parade
The Very Hungry Caterpillar made his debut in the very first 1986 Big Balloon Parade, and also lead the parade as well, He is the first balloon to lead the parade and was the first gigantic balloon to appear to appear in the whole parade. He took his test flight in March 15, 2018 alongside Super Grover, M&M's and Kermit The Frog. He is confirmed to return in the 2nd Big Balloon Parade.