Flannel Friday: The Very Hungry Caterpillar

I know this is a classic and that everyone probably already has a flannel version of this, but I really love telling this story with a flannelboard, so here is my version.

I made all the pieces which, while time consuming, was not impossible.

When I gauge that I have the right crowd, I hand out the pieces of what he ate to various kids and call them up to the flannelboard at the appropriate times. ("He ate FOUR STRAWBERRIES! Who has four strawberries?")

The kids love the part where he becomes a big fat caterpillar, and the butterfly always gets some "ooooohs".

While I'm on this, though, does it bother anyone else that the butterfly comes out of a cocoon? I always want to say chrysalis at that point...