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 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.”
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‘The Very Hungry Caterpillar’ author Eric Carle dies at 91
Author Eric Carle reads his classic children’s book “The Very Hungry Caterpillar” on the NBC “Today” television program in New York on Oct. 8, 2009, as part of Jumpstart’s fourth annual National Read for the Record Day. AP File Photo/Richard Drew
Illustrator Eric Carle takes questions from children after reading from his book, “Baby Bear, Baby Bear, What Do You See?” on Oct. 1, 2007, in New York. 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. Through books like “The Very Hungry Caterpillar,” “Do You Want to Be My Friend?” and “From Head to Toe,” Carle introduced universal themes in simple words and bright colors. AP File Photo/Mary Altaffer