There are few children’s books more beloved than Eric Carle’s 'The Very Hungry Caterpillar,' even if it's real-life ending would be much more gruesome.

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You really must read The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle, first published in 1969. It's not just a children's classic, it's a human classic — which is strange, because it has no humans in ...

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"Now he wasn't hungry any more — and he wasn't a little caterpillar any more. He was a big, fat caterpillar." You really must read The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle, first published in ...

In the iconic Eric Carle book, The Very Hungry Caterpillar, a caterpillar happens upon a smorgasbord of goodies -- all for himself. In the real world, caterpillars are rarely so lucky.

Times staff share personal memories of reading the children's books of Eric Carle, the "Very Hungry Caterpillar" author who died this week at 91.

The Very Hungry Caterpillar was far from an instant success and sales were slow. “It took five or six years for me to make enough money to live a very modest life,” Carle says.

Times staff share personal memories of reading the children's books of Eric Carle, the "Very Hungry Caterpillar" author who died this week at 91.