World of 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 eaten its way into the hearts of millions of children all over the world and has been translated into 80 languages. Since the Caterpillar was published in 1969, Eric Carle has illustrated more than seventy books, many best sellers, most of which he also wrote, and more than 175 million copies of his books have sold around the world. A global publishing phenomenon-The Very Hungry Caterpillar # 1 selling board book in the US # A Copy of The Very Hungry Caterpillar is sold every 30 seconds # No.1 All-Time Best Books for Toddlers by Parents magazine # 1 on New York Times Bestseller list # Over 1 million educators around the world use Eric Carle’s books in their classrooms