Striking pictures and cleverly die-cut pages offer interactive fun. His work remains an important influence on artists and illustrators at work today. The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle is a well-known and well-loved children’s classic. The Very Hungry Caterpillar, 1969 Home» Portfolios» The Very Hungry Caterpillar, 1969 This all-time favorite not only follows the very hungry caterpillar as it grows from egg to cocoon to beautiful butterfly, but also teaches the days of the week, counting, good nutrition and more. Eric Carle passed away in May 2021 at the age of 91. f A 7/nv He started to look for some food. m jM One Sunday morning the warm sun came up and pop out of the egg came a tiny and very hungry caterpillar. r In the light of the moon a little egg lay on a leaf. In 2002, Eric and his wife, Barbara, cofounded The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art (in Amherst, Massachusetts, a 40,000-square-foot space dedicated to the celebration of picture books and picture book illustrations from around the world, underscoring the cultural, historical, and artistic significance of picture books and their art form. HUNGRY CATERPILLAR by Eric Carle vSA PHILOMEL BOOKS i.

In 2003, Carle received the Laura Ingalls Wilder Award (now called the Children’s Literature Legacy Award) for lifetime achievement in children's literature. Carle illustrated more than seventy books, many best sellers, most of which he also wrote, and more than 170 million copies of his books have sold around the world. His best-known work, The Very Hungry Caterpillar, has been translated into 70 languages and sold over 55 million copies. The Very Hungry Caterpillar is a story about a small caterpillar who emerges from an egg and begins eating everything in sight.

Eric Carle is acclaimed and beloved as the creator of brilliantly illustrated and innovatively designed picture books for very young children.

The very hungry caterpillar