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.

On average, every 30 seconds someone in the world buys a copy of The Very Hungry Caterpillar. Maybe it's for a grandchild, an expectant parent or a dear friend's new baby. Nearly 50 million copies ...

Eric Carle, Creator Of 'The Very Hungry Caterpillar,' Dies At 91 The beloved author and illustrator drew more than 70 books for kids — often about friendly bugs like that famous caterpillar.

Eric Carle’s famous book “The Very Hungry Caterpillar” has become a foot soldier (well, a many-footed soldier) in the war against child obesity. The storybook character, beloved by parents ...

Starting this month, more than 17,500 pediatricians’ offices are to receive free copies of “The Very Hungry Caterpillar,” packaged with growth charts and a reading guide designed to help ...

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.

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.

This photo illustration taken on May 26, 2021 shows Eric Carle's "The Very Hungry Caterpillar" and "Book of Many Things" in Los Angeles, California. AFP via Getty Images ...

Eric Carle, the author of "The Very Hungry Caterpillar" as well as books such as "Do You Want to Be My Friend" and "The Grouchy Ladybug," died earlier this week. He was 91 years old.