Star in your own story with The Very Hungry Caterpillar!In this charming customizable book, little ones will look forward to hearing just how much The Very Hungry Caterpillar loves them. From the ways they play and share, to the ways they dream big, this story celebrates a child's many wonderful qualities and empowers them to love themselves. A perfect gift for Valentine’s Day, baby showers, birthdays, and more!
Eric Carle is acclaimed and beloved as the creator of brilliantly illustrated and innovatively designed picture books for very young children. His best-known work,
The Very Hungry Caterpillar, has been translated into 76 languages and sold over 55 million copies. Carle illustrated more than seventy books, many best sellers, most of which he also wrote, and more than 170 million copies of his books have sold around the world. In 2003, Carle received the Laura Ingalls Wilder Award (now called the Children’s Literature Legacy Award) for lifetime achievement in children's literature. In 2002, Eric and his wife, Barbara, cofounded The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art (www.carlemuseum.org) in Amherst, Massachusetts, a 40,000-square-foot space dedicated to the celebration of picture books and picture book illustrations from around the world, underscoring the cultural, historical, and artistic significance of picture books and their art form. Eric Carle passed away in May 2021 at the age of 91. His work remains an important influence on artists and illustrators at work today. www.eric-carle.com
![The Very Hungry Caterpillar Loves [YOUR NAME HERE]!](https://images.penguinrandomhouse.com/cover/9780593661055)
