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    Penguin Young Readers | World of Eric Carle
    On sale Mar 14, 2017 | 32 Pages | 9780593226223
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    #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Celebrate Mom by saying “I Love You” with help from The Very Hungry Caterpillar in this colorful book featuring Eric Carle's joyful illustrations. The perfect gift for birthdays, new moms, Mother’s Day, or any day!

    Mom…
    You lift me up
    And hold me close
    You are so wise
    And never forget me.

    Show Mom just how much she means with this imaginative story that honors Mothers of all species, featuring the world’s favorite caterpillar! Follow along as he encounters Mama kangaroos, penguins, elephants and more! Complete with Eric Carle’s classic joyful illustrations and colorful creatures, this charming keepsake is a great way to show parents, grandparents, soon-to-be mothers, aunts, friends, or whomever you call "Mom" just how much you care.
    © Penguin Random House
    Born in the United States, Eric Carle was taken as a six-year-old child by his parents back to their native country, Germany. Later, he studied at the Akademie der Bildenden Künste (Academy of Applied Arts) in Stuttgart, and returned to New York in his early twenties as a graphic designer and artist. His many picture books are now known and loved by children around the world.
     
    In 2002, Eric and his late wife, Barbara, opened The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art, in Amherst, Massachusetts, where the works of distinguished picture book artists, nationally and internationally acclaimed, are exhibited in three spacious galleries.

    Eric Carle passed away in 2021, at the age of 91. View titles by Eric Carle

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    #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Celebrate Mom by saying “I Love You” with help from The Very Hungry Caterpillar in this colorful book featuring Eric Carle's joyful illustrations. The perfect gift for birthdays, new moms, Mother’s Day, or any day!

    Mom…
    You lift me up
    And hold me close
    You are so wise
    And never forget me.

    Show Mom just how much she means with this imaginative story that honors Mothers of all species, featuring the world’s favorite caterpillar! Follow along as he encounters Mama kangaroos, penguins, elephants and more! Complete with Eric Carle’s classic joyful illustrations and colorful creatures, this charming keepsake is a great way to show parents, grandparents, soon-to-be mothers, aunts, friends, or whomever you call "Mom" just how much you care.

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    © Penguin Random House
    Born in the United States, Eric Carle was taken as a six-year-old child by his parents back to their native country, Germany. Later, he studied at the Akademie der Bildenden Künste (Academy of Applied Arts) in Stuttgart, and returned to New York in his early twenties as a graphic designer and artist. His many picture books are now known and loved by children around the world.
     
    In 2002, Eric and his late wife, Barbara, opened The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art, in Amherst, Massachusetts, where the works of distinguished picture book artists, nationally and internationally acclaimed, are exhibited in three spacious galleries.

    Eric Carle passed away in 2021, at the age of 91. View titles by Eric Carle

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