'We read The Very Hungry Caterpillar weekly': readers' tributes to Eric Carle

‘We read The Very Hungry Caterpillar weekly’: readers’ tributes to Eric Carle
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Eric Carle, children’s author and illustrator of The Very Hungry Caterpillar and many other children’s books, has died at the age of 91. Here, readers share their memories of what the celebrated author’s work means to them.
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Illustrator and author, Eric Carle, in 2007.
‘We still read The Very Hungry Caterpillar weekly’
I’m a mother of two. From the moment I was pregnant with my first son, now four, I knew that I wanted to share the love of reading with him from an early age. At my baby shower I had a “story book” theme and requested books in lieu of cards. We received more than one hundred books including The Very Hungry Caterpillar from my sister in law. While it’s worse for wear now, we still read it weekly. He will be greatly missed but his work will live on through us for many years to come.

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