‘Don’t judge a book by its cover’: 15 of the most iconic book covers. From ‘The Great Gatsby’ to ‘The Very Hungry Caterpillar’, Finn Cliff Hodges looks at the best covers out there ...

Spring ushers in a seasonal cycle of new rituals March 20 including “Very Hungry Caterpillar Day” in honor of storyteller and illustrator Eric Carle’s classic children’s book of the same name.

Also like his books—which include "The Very Busy Spider," "The Mixed-Up Chameleon" and Carle's biggest hit, "The Very Hungry Caterpillar"—his garden is full of animals.

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 ...

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 ...

The cover of The Very Hungry Caterpillar. Now it’s hard for people to believe that you weren’t always a children’s author – but you had a career in advertising and design.

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.

A family gathers for a photo in front of the Hungry Caterpillar mascot at The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art during "Very Hungry Caterpillar Day" on Sunday, March 24, 2024.

The author and artist Eric Carle with his best-known book in 2002. Since it was published in 1969, “The Very Hungry Caterpillar” has sold more than 55 million copies around the world.

Carle wrote and illustrated countless books in his inimitable style, but was most famous for The Very Hungry Caterpillar. First published in 1969, the book that was translated into 66 different ...