If your little bookworm is a fan of Eric Carle's much-beloved "The Very Hungry Caterpillar," you might want to stop by Chronicle Books in the Metreon on Saturday morning, when the store will ...

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.

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.

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.

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.

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 ...

Eric Carle, author of ‘The Very Hungry Caterpillar,’ dies at 91 The writer and illustrator’s books gave millions of children some of their earliest and most cherished literary memories.

Originally conceived as a book about a bookworm — called "A Week with Willi the Worm" — the hero, who eats through 26 different foods, was changed to a caterpillar on the advice of his editor.