Beloved children’s book ‘The Very Hungry Caterpillar’ is under threat by the NSW ­Department of Education.

An edict has been issued for parents to “Retell or re-create the story using the healthy foods that they like to eat.”

It comes amid concerns the storyline of the caterpillar getting a tummy ache from eating lots of food sends an unhealthy message.

“It’s been around 50 years – millions of kids have grown up reading it,” Ben said.

“It’s not April 1, it’s the 3rd of June, by the way – this is fair dinkum.”

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