Now it all makes sense!

President Bush named "The Very Hungry Caterpillar" as one of his favorite books. I'm paraphrasing, but he said that it helped shape him. Here's a description of the book from Wikipedia:

"The Very Hungry Caterpillar is a children's book written by Eric Carle, originally published in 1969. It is highly popular and has been praised for its use of easy-to-read words which makes it good for teaching young children to read. The book contains 225 words and large, colorful illustrations. It follows a caterpillar as it munches its way through a variety of edibles such as ice cream, salami, watermelon, one slice of Swiss cheese, and a lollipop before it finally pupates and emerges as a butterfly."

President Bush remembers reading this book over and over as a kid, but here's the problem, it was first published when he was 23! Haha! That's awesome! I wonder if someone read it to him?