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I Love My Cat with The Very Hungry Caterpillar

Author Eric Carle
Illustrated by Eric Carle
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Celebrate beloved felines with help from The Very Hungry Caterpillar in this colorful book from The World of Eric Carle. The perfect way to honor cherished pets throughout the year!

My dear cat…
You’re curious
Playful
And so very cute.

Celebrate the bond between cat lovers and their cats with the Very Hungry Caterpillar! Featuring Eric Carle’s classic joyful illustrations and one of his favorite animals, this charming book is a great way to celebrate cherished pets and show the cat lovers in your life 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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Celebrate beloved felines with help from The Very Hungry Caterpillar in this colorful book from The World of Eric Carle. The perfect way to honor cherished pets throughout the year!

My dear cat…
You’re curious
Playful
And so very cute.

Celebrate the bond between cat lovers and their cats with the Very Hungry Caterpillar! Featuring Eric Carle’s classic joyful illustrations and one of his favorite animals, this charming book is a great way to celebrate cherished pets and show the cat lovers in your life how much you care!

Author

© 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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