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 begins with a baby caterpillar finding his way in the world around him. As his name implies, he’s a growing boy with a big appetite, and looks around for things to eat.

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 ...

Item 1 of 6 Copies of "The Very Hungry Caterpillar," by acclaimed children's author and illustrator Eric Carle, who publisher Penguin Kids said has died at age 91, are seen in a bookstore in ...

Children’s book author and illustrator Sarah Williamson reflects on how the late Eric Carle, author and illustrator of “The Very Hungry Caterpillar” and the late Lois Ehlert, illustrator of ...

BRINGING LIFE TO HIS ILLUSTRATIONS. >> OUT OF THE AIR CAME A TINY AND VERY HUNGRY CATERPILLAR. >> ERIC CARL, THE MAN BEHIND ONE OF THE MOST BELOVED CHILDREN'S BOOK IN THE WORLD. >> ON MONDAY, HE ...

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.

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 ...

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.

Eric Carle, author and illustrator of the iconic children's book The Very Hungry Caterpillar, has died. He was 91. Publisher Penguin Kids announced Carle's death on Twitter, Wednesday.

Eric Carle, the author of “The Very Hungry Caterpillar” and numerous other best-selling children’s books, has died. He was 91. “It is with heavy hearts that we share that Eric Carle, ...

NEW YORK (AP) — 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 ...