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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.

Once upon a time, Eric Carle wrote a children's book that was so comfy, it came with its own cocoon. Turns out that cute little bug went through a very big metamorphosis.

In this 2002 interview, Jeffrey Brown talks to authors Eric Carle and Maurice Sendak on why the art of illustration is so important to children's books, and to the director of a new museum trying ...

"The Very Hungry Caterpillar" author Eric Carle has died at 91 00:33. Eric Carle, ... "And he would show me worms and bugs and bees and ants and explain their lives to me.

The beloved author and illustrator drew more than 70 books for kids — often about friendly bugs like that famous caterpillar. He said he got his inspiration from nature walks with his father.