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 4th annual National Read ...

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. AP Photo/Richard Drew, File 2021-05-27T01:48:14Z ...

Eric Carle Jr. was born on June 25th, 1929 in Syracuse, New York to German immigrants. They moved to Germany when he was 6. He studied typography and graphic art at the State Academy of Fine Arts ...

Carle’s books open up generous and accepting worlds for very young audiences. The love radiating from children’s books is why he and his wife, Barbara, founded the Eric Carle Museum of Picture ...

Eric was preceded in death by his wife of 42 years Barbara ‘Bobbie’ Carle (1938-2015). Eric was a resident of Key Largo where he and Bobbie lived since 2004. This story was originally ...

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 ...

File – 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 4th ...

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 ...

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 4th annual National Read ...

Eric Carle, ‘The Very Hungry Caterpillar’ Author, Dies at 91. His family says he died Sunday at his summer studio in Northampton, Massachusetts, with family members at his side.

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 ...