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Eric Carle, beloved children s author and illustrator, dies at 91
Posted : 2021-05-27 09:11
Updated : 2021-05-27 09:11
Illustrator Eric Carle reads from Baby Bear, Baby Bear, What Do You See? in New York, Oct. 1, 2007. The beloved children s author and illustrator, whose classic works gave millions of kids some of their earliest and most cherished literary memories, has died. Carle was 91. AP-Yonhap
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 Leaders.
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