The all-time classic picture book, from generation to generation, sold somewhere in the world every 30 seconds! A sturdy and beautiful book to give as a gift for new babies, baby showers, birthdays, and other new beginnings!
Featuring interactive die-cut pages, this board book edition is the perfect size for little hands and great for teaching counting and days of the week.
“The very hungry caterpillar literally eats his way through the pages of the book—and right into your child’s heart…” —Mother’s Manual.
“Gorgeously illustrated, brilliantly innovative…” —The New York Times Book Review.
Eric Carle
Eric Carle is acclaimed and beloved as the creator of brilliantly illustrated and innovatively designed picture books for very young children. His best-known work, The Very Hungry Caterpillar, has been translated into 70 languages and sold over 55 million copies. 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. In 2003, Carle received the Laura Ingalls Wilder Award (now called the Children’s Literature Legacy Award) for lifetime achievement in children's literature. In 2002, Eric and his wife, Barbara, cofounded The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art (www.carlemuseum.org) 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. Eric Carle passed away in May 2021 at the age of 91. His work remains an important influence on artists and illustrators at work today.
World of Eric Carle Books
Forest Friends by Eric Carle (Sound Board Book)
The Very Hungry Caterpillar's Easter Egg Hunt by Eric Carle (Board Book)
The Very Hungry Caterpillar's Peekaboo Easter by Eric Carle (Board Book)
Spring Sings for the Grouchy Ladybug by Eric Carle (Hardcover)
