Across the USA with The Very Hungry Caterpillar

A Tabbed Board Book

Author Eric Carle
Illustrated by Eric Carle
Ebook
On sale Apr 07, 2026 | 16 Pages | 9798217145027

Discover all there is to love about the United States with The Very Hungry Caterpillar in this picture book that's the perfect way to celebrate America’s 250th anniversary with your little one!

Take a trip across the United States with The Very Hungry Caterpillar in this ode to the red, white, and blue! From bald eagles flying over great lakes to city parks, family farms, and corn fields, there’s so much to appreciate about America! This book features Eric Carle’s signature illustrative art on every page.
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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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Discover all there is to love about the United States with The Very Hungry Caterpillar in this picture book that's the perfect way to celebrate America’s 250th anniversary with your little one!

Take a trip across the United States with The Very Hungry Caterpillar in this ode to the red, white, and blue! From bald eagles flying over great lakes to city parks, family farms, and corn fields, there’s so much to appreciate about America! This book features Eric Carle’s signature illustrative art on every page.

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© 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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