The Very Hungry Caterpillar Board Book and Plush [With Plush]

THIS ITEM IS AVAILABLE IN THE USA ONLY. NOT AVAILABLE FOR INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING. One of the best-selling children's books of all time, The Very Hungry Caterpillar has been delighting young readers for over thirty years. Now packaged as a board book with a new plush doll, this classic book will continue to introduce new generations of children to the magical world of Eric Carle.

Author: Eric Carle
Publisher: World of Eric Carle
Published: 08/30/2002
Pages: 24
Binding Type: Boxed Set
Weight: 0.65lbs
Size: 7.60h x 5.40w x 3.20d
ISBN: 9780399242052
Audience: Baby-Preschool


Review Citation(s):
PW Notes and Reprints 11/03/2003 pg. 77
Publishers Weekly 11/03/2003

About the Author
Eric Carle is acclaimed and beloved as the creator of brilliantly illustrated and innovatively designed picture books for very young children. His best-known work, The Very Hungry Caterpillar, has been translated into 70 languages and sold over 55 million copies. Carle illustrated more than seventy books, many best sellers, most of which he also wrote, and more than 170 million copies of his books have sold around the world. In 2003, Carle received the Laura Ingalls Wilder Award (now called the Children's Literature Legacy Award) for lifetime achievement in children's literature. In 2002, Eric and his wife, Barbara, cofounded The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art (www.carlemuseum.org) in Amherst, Massachusetts, a 40,000-square-foot space dedicated to the celebration of picture books and picture book illustrations from around the world, underscoring the cultural, historical, and artistic significance of picture books and their art form. Eric Carle passed away in May 2021 at the age of 91. His work remains an important influence on artists and illustrators at work today. www.eric-carle.com


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