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,ย The Very Hungry Caterpillar, has eaten its way into the hearts of millions of children all over the world and has been translated into more than 25 languages and sold overย 12 million copies. Since theย The Very Hungry Caterpillarย was published in 1969, Eric Carle has illustrated more thanย 60 books, many bestsellers, most of which he also wrote.