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One Sunday morning the warm sun came up and - pop! - out of the egg came a tiny and very hungry caterpillar.

Eric Carle

He built a small house, called a cocoon, around himself. He stayed inside for more than two weeks. Then he nibbled a hole in the cocoon, pushed his way out and... he was a beautiful butterfly!

Eric Carle

On Saturday, he ate through one piece of chocolate cake, one ice-cream cone, one pickle, one slice of Swiss cheese, one slice of salami, one lollipop, one piece of cherry pie, one sausage, one cupcake, and one slice of watermelon. That night he had a stomach ache.

Eric Carle

Eric Carle

Eric Carle

Born: June 25, 1929

Died: May 23, 2021 (aged 91)

Bio: Eric Carle was an American designer, illustrator, and writer of children's books.

Known for:

The Very Hungry Caterpillar (1969)
Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? (1967)
The tiny seed (1970)
The Grouchy Ladybug (1977)
The very busy spider (1984)

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