Originally conceived as a book about a bookworm called A Week with Willi the Worm the hero, who eats through 26 different foods, was changed to a caterpillar on the advice of his editor. It has sold some 40 million copies and has been translated into 60 languages, spawned stuffed animal caterpillars and has been turned into a stage play. I remember that as a child, I always felt I would never grow up and be big and articulate and intelligent, Carle told The New York Times in 1994. Caterpillar is a book of hope: you, too, can grow up and grow wings.
Politicians like George W. Bush and Hillary Clinton were known to read the book to children on the campaign trail. The American Academy of Pediatrics sent more than 17,000 pediatricians special copies of the book, along with growth charts and parent handouts on healthy eating. Fellow writer and illustrator Ted Dewan called the book one of the pillars of children s culture. It s almost talking about how great the Beatles were
Eric Carle, author of The Very Hungry Caterpillar, dies at 91 in Massachusetts
Eric Carle, author of The Very Hungry Caterpillar, dies at 91 in Massachusetts
Eric Carle’s family said he died Sunday by his summer studio in Northampton, Massachusetts, with family members at his side.
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Eric Carle, the beloved children’s author and illustrator whose classic The Very Hungry Caterpillar and other works gave millions of kids some of their earliest and most cherished literary memories, has died at age 91.
Carle’s family said he died Sunday at his summer studio in Northampton, Massachusetts, with family members by his side. The family’s announcement was issued by Penguin Young Readers.
Eric Carle is a children s book author and illustrator who is most famous for his book
The Very Hungry Caterpillar, which has been translated into more than 50 languages. Motoko Inoue/Penguin Young Readers Group
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Even if you don t know the name Eric Carle, his work has probably made you smile. He s the author and illustrator of more than 70 children s books, including
The Very Hungry Caterpillar and
Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? His books brim with bold and unique collages, bursting with color and clever words.
Carle has a new children s book about an artist who like the author enjoys stepping out of the box. It s called
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NEW YORK (AP) Eric Carle, the beloved children’s author and illustrator whose classic “The Very Hungry Caterpillar” and other works gave millions of kids some of their earliest and most cherished literary memories, has died at age 91.
Carle’s family says he died Sunday at his summer studio in Northampton, Massachusetts, with family members at his side. The family’s announcement was issued by Penguin Young Readers.
“Heaven just got more colorful,” Peter H. Reynolds, author and illustrator of “The Dot,” wrote in tribute on Twitter. Carle, he said, “made his mark, splashing bravely and inspiring those around him to do the same.”