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Eric Carle

Born in the United States, Eric Carle was taken as a six-year-old child by his parents back to their native country, Germany. Later, he studied at the Akademie der Bildenden Künste (Academy of Applied Arts) in Stuttgart, and returned to New York in his early twenties as a graphic designer and artist. His many picture books are now known and loved by children around the world.
 
In 2002, Eric and his late wife, Barbara, opened The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art, in Amherst, Massachusetts, where the works of distinguished picture book artists, nationally and internationally acclaimed, are exhibited in three spacious galleries.

Eric Carle passed away in 2021, at the age of 91.
I Love My Cat with The Very Hungry Caterpillar
The Very Hungry Caterpillar's Peekaboo Halloween
The Very Hungry Caterpillar's First Signs
World of Eric Carle: My First Sight Words Box
You're My Quiet Little Cricket
A Day on the Road with The Very Hungry Caterpillar
The Very Hungry Caterpillar's Animal Colors
The Very Hungry Caterpillar's Travel Matching Game
The Very Hungry Caterpillar's Travel Bingo Game
You're My Busy Little Spider
The Very Hungry Caterpillar's Jungle Hide & Seek
The Very Lonely Firefly/La luciérnaga muy solitaria (Bilingual English-Spanish Edition)
Why Does the Wind Blow?
The Very Hungry Caterpillar's Vegetable Garden
Yo amo a Papá, con La oruga muy hambrienta (I Love Dad with The Very Hungry Caterpillar Spanish Edition)
Yo amo a Mamá, con La oruga muy hambrienta (I Love Mom with The Very Hungry Caterpillar Spanish Edition)
The Very Hungry Caterpillar's Peekaboo Valentine
The Very Hungry Caterpillar's Coloring Placemats
Why Does It Snow?
You're My Hungry Little Caterpillar
The Very Hungry Caterpillar's 5-Minute Stories
The Very Special Baby Book
The Very Hungry Caterpillar's Creepy-Crawly Halloween
The World of Eric Carle First Words Flashcards
The World of Eric Carle Bilingual Flashcards
The Very Lonely Firefly's Nighttime Friends
World of Eric Carle: My First Phonics Box
The Very Hungry Caterpillar's Birthday Party
The Very Hungry Caterpillar's Nature Walk
Why Is It Hot?
A Day at the Beach with The Very Hungry Caterpillar
Mister Seahorse's Ocean Friends
The Very Hungry Caterpillar Let's Play All Day
Why Does It Rain?
The Very Hungry Caterpillar's Peekaboo Easter
The Very Quiet Cricket/El grillo muy silencioso (Bilingual English-Spanish Edition)

Merry Christmas from The Very Hungry Caterpillar - Read Aloud Flip-Along Picture Book

The Very Hungry Caterpillar - Read Aloud Picture Book | Brightly Storytime

Books

I Love My Cat with The Very Hungry Caterpillar
The Very Hungry Caterpillar's Peekaboo Halloween
The Very Hungry Caterpillar's First Signs
World of Eric Carle: My First Sight Words Box
You're My Quiet Little Cricket
A Day on the Road with The Very Hungry Caterpillar
The Very Hungry Caterpillar's Animal Colors
The Very Hungry Caterpillar's Travel Matching Game
The Very Hungry Caterpillar's Travel Bingo Game
You're My Busy Little Spider
The Very Hungry Caterpillar's Jungle Hide & Seek
The Very Lonely Firefly/La luciérnaga muy solitaria (Bilingual English-Spanish Edition)
Why Does the Wind Blow?
The Very Hungry Caterpillar's Vegetable Garden
Yo amo a Papá, con La oruga muy hambrienta (I Love Dad with The Very Hungry Caterpillar Spanish Edition)
Yo amo a Mamá, con La oruga muy hambrienta (I Love Mom with The Very Hungry Caterpillar Spanish Edition)
The Very Hungry Caterpillar's Peekaboo Valentine
The Very Hungry Caterpillar's Coloring Placemats
Why Does It Snow?
You're My Hungry Little Caterpillar
The Very Hungry Caterpillar's 5-Minute Stories
The Very Special Baby Book
The Very Hungry Caterpillar's Creepy-Crawly Halloween
The World of Eric Carle First Words Flashcards
The World of Eric Carle Bilingual Flashcards
The Very Lonely Firefly's Nighttime Friends
World of Eric Carle: My First Phonics Box
The Very Hungry Caterpillar's Birthday Party
The Very Hungry Caterpillar's Nature Walk
Why Is It Hot?
A Day at the Beach with The Very Hungry Caterpillar
Mister Seahorse's Ocean Friends
The Very Hungry Caterpillar Let's Play All Day
Why Does It Rain?
The Very Hungry Caterpillar's Peekaboo Easter
The Very Quiet Cricket/El grillo muy silencioso (Bilingual English-Spanish Edition)

Media

Merry Christmas from The Very Hungry Caterpillar - Read Aloud Flip-Along Picture Book

The Very Hungry Caterpillar - Read Aloud Picture Book | Brightly Storytime

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