The Very Hungry Caterpillar's Garden Friends - by Eric Carle (Hardcover)

About the Book

The Very Hungry Caterpillar explores a garden where different discoveries are highlighted with different textures.

Book Synopsis

Join The Very Hungry Caterpillar and his garden friends in this interactive touch-and-feel adventure perfect for little hands and curious minds. Children will love experiencing the sensations scattered across all pages of this durable and educational board book!

Greet a new friend with each turn of the page as you explore the garden with The Very Hungry Caterpillar! This interactive and educational book encourages young readers to feel and think about each texture they encounter, and Eric Carle's beloved signature art style sets each delightful scene. Classic characters come to life in this sensational story perfect for a little reader's growing world!

About the Author

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