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.

Eric Carle, the writer and illustrator who delighted millions of youngsters with “The Very Hungry Caterpillar” and other classic picture books that captured the riotous colors and imaginative ...

Eric Carle has worked on a stack of books over the years, but his caterpillar has chewed its way to the top.

Eric Carle and his longtime editor, Ann Beneduce, at the 2016 Carle Honors in New York. Photo by Johnny Wolf photography, ©Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art.

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 ...

Beloved children’s author Eric Carle died on Sunday. Carle, famous for writing “The Very Hungry Caterpillar” and many other books, was born in Syracuse in 1929, the son of German immigrants.

The Very Hungry Caterpillar, a beloved children’s book character created by Eric Carle in 1969, crawled across the page, eating holes in letters brilliantly colored in characteristic collage style.

Eric Carle’s book The Very Hungry Caterpillar has sold more than 20 million copies worldwide. In 2005 he told Sally Williams about growing up hungry under Hitler.

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 ...

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.

Eric Carle, the artist and author who created that creature in his book “The Very Hungry Caterpillar,” a tale that has charmed generations of children and parents alike, died on Sunday at his ...

Eric Carle, the author and illustrator of dog-eared classics such as "The Very Hungry Caterpillar" passed away May 23 at 91, his publisher, Penguin Kids, announced on Twitter.