Celebrate winter with The Very Hungry Caterpillar in this cheerfully written board book—the perfect way to introduce little ones to the changing seasons and identify all that makes winter wonderful!
There are so many waysTo spend a chilly snow day—Indoors where it’s cozy,Or outside for some play.Join The Very Hungry Caterpillar as he explores everything the winter season has to offer! Young readers will learn all about sensory experiences such as watching icicles form, feeling the cold wind, smelling freshly baked treats from the oven, and so much more! Complete with Eric Carle’s signature illustrative style and delightful rhyming text in large, clear type, this board book introduces children to a season of coziness, creativity, and fun in an imaginative way.
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 70 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
