Discover the vibrant colors of Christmas with The Very Hungry Caterpillar in this festively shaped board book, perfect for spreading holiday cheer!

The Very Hungry Caterpillar is celebrating Christmas.
What colors do you see at this festive time of year?

Join in on an adventure to name all the colors you see during Christmastime with The Very Hungry Caterpillar! Follow along to discover silver tinsel, red peppermints, green sweaters, and more! Featuring labeled illustrations of Eric Carle’s signature artwork and delightfully shaped board book pages for curious hands and minds, this joyful holiday celebration from The World of Eric Carle will prepare young readers to observe all that makes Christmas special.
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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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Discover the vibrant colors of Christmas with The Very Hungry Caterpillar in this festively shaped board book, perfect for spreading holiday cheer!

The Very Hungry Caterpillar is celebrating Christmas.
What colors do you see at this festive time of year?

Join in on an adventure to name all the colors you see during Christmastime with The Very Hungry Caterpillar! Follow along to discover silver tinsel, red peppermints, green sweaters, and more! Featuring labeled illustrations of Eric Carle’s signature artwork and delightfully shaped board book pages for curious hands and minds, this joyful holiday celebration from The World of Eric Carle will prepare young readers to observe all that makes Christmas special.

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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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