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The Very Hungry Caterpillar's 5-Minute Stories

Author Eric Carle
Illustrated by Eric Carle
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$14.99 US
On sale Sep 17, 2024 | 160 Pages | 9780593754856

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The Very Hungry Caterpillar is the star of this collection of stories that can each be read aloud in five minutes or less!

This treasury of titles from the World of Eric Carle features eight engaging stories in one book. And since each one can be read in five minutes or less, it's the perfect pick for bedtime or whenever time is tight.

The collection includes stories from The Very Hungry Caterpillar's First Seasons series and A Day with The Very Hungry Caterpillar series.
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Born in the United States, Eric Carle was taken as a six-year-old child by his parents back to their native country, Germany. Later, he studied at the Akademie der Bildenden Künste (Academy of Applied Arts) in Stuttgart, and returned to New York in his early twenties as a graphic designer and artist. His many picture books are now known and loved by children around the world.
 
In 2002, Eric and his late wife, Barbara, opened The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art, in Amherst, Massachusetts, where the works of distinguished picture book artists, nationally and internationally acclaimed, are exhibited in three spacious galleries.

Eric Carle passed away in 2021, at the age of 91. View titles by Eric Carle

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The Very Hungry Caterpillar is the star of this collection of stories that can each be read aloud in five minutes or less!

This treasury of titles from the World of Eric Carle features eight engaging stories in one book. And since each one can be read in five minutes or less, it's the perfect pick for bedtime or whenever time is tight.

The collection includes stories from The Very Hungry Caterpillar's First Seasons series and A Day with The Very Hungry Caterpillar series.

Author

© Penguin Random House
Born in the United States, Eric Carle was taken as a six-year-old child by his parents back to their native country, Germany. Later, he studied at the Akademie der Bildenden Künste (Academy of Applied Arts) in Stuttgart, and returned to New York in his early twenties as a graphic designer and artist. His many picture books are now known and loved by children around the world.
 
In 2002, Eric and his late wife, Barbara, opened The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art, in Amherst, Massachusetts, where the works of distinguished picture book artists, nationally and internationally acclaimed, are exhibited in three spacious galleries.

Eric Carle passed away in 2021, at the age of 91. View titles by Eric Carle

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