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The Very Hungry Caterpillar - by Eric Carle (Hardcover)

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About the Book



"This very hungry caterpillar literally eats his way through the pages of the book--and right into your child's heart."--"Mother's Manual." "Gorgeously illustrated, brilliantly innovative."--"The New York Times Book Review." Full color.



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THE all-time classic picture book, from generation to generation, sold somewhere in the world every 30 seconds! Have you shared it with a child or grandchild in your life?

Carle's classic tale of a voracious caterpillar who eats his way through the days of the week and then changes into a eautiful butterfly has been reissued in a sumptuous twenty-fifth anniversary edition with a shiny, silver-coated cover and wonderfully thick, durably pages.
--The Horn Book

"The very hungry caterpillar literally eats his way through the pages of the book--and right into your child's heart..."
--Mother's Manual

"Gorgeously illustrated, brilliantly innovative..."
--The New York Times Book Review

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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
Dimensions (Overall): 8.48 Inches (H) x 12.02 Inches (W) x .43 Inches (D)
Weight: 1.11 Pounds
Suggested Age: 2-5 Years
Sub-Genre: Classics
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
Number of Pages: 32
Publisher: Philomel Books
Format: Hardcover
Author: Eric Carle
Language: English
Street Date: October 3, 2023
TCIN: 79253668
UPC: 9780399208539
Item Number (DPCI): 059-03-9511
Origin: Made in the USA
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Estimated ship dimensions: 0.61 inches length x 8.59 inches width x 11.95 inches height
Estimated ship weight: 1.01 pounds
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  • A: The book is written by Eric Carle, a renowned children's author.

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Q: What is the size of this book? I already have the smaller 5" x 7" size, but I am looking for the full size book.

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  • A: i, JenniferSjuju! Regarding your question about the The Very Hungry Caterpillar - by Eric Carle (Hardcover): the dimensions of this book is 8.63 X 12.13 X 0.47 inches.

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