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‘Very Hungry Caterpillar’ author Eric Carle dies at 91
Carle wrote and-or illustrated more than 75 books, and his signature illustrations were made by piecing together chiefly tissue paper that he had painted with various colors and textures.
By MARK KENNEDYAssociated Press
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Author Eric Carle reads his classic children s book The Very Hungry Caterpillar on the NBC Today television program in New York in 2009. Richard Drew/Associated Press
NEW YORK 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.
NEW YORK (AP) â Eric Carle, the beloved childrenâs author and illustrator whose classic âThe Very Hungry Caterpillarâ 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.
Through books like âBrown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?â âDo You Want to Be My Friend?â and âFrom Head to Toe,â Carle introduced universal themes in simple words and bright colors.
“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. It’s beyond reproach,” he said.
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