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I Love My School with The Very Hungry Caterpillar

By Eric Carle
The World Of Eric Carle
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Celebrate the wonderful things about school with The Very Hungry Caterpillar! Join The Very Hungry Caterpillar and celebrate everything to love about school, from learning to read to making new friends! Featuring Eric Carle's classic art style, this small hardcover book is the perfect way to... Read More
Format: Hardback
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Celebrate the wonderful things about school with The Very Hungry Caterpillar!

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Celebrate the wonderful things about school with The Very Hungry Caterpillar!

Join The Very Hungry Caterpillar and celebrate everything to love about school, from learning to read to making new friends! Featuring Eric Carle's classic art style, this small hardcover book is the perfect way to explore the joys of learning and build an appreciation for the classroom with your young reader.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9798217144945

Publisher: Penguin Putnam Inc

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 05 May 2026

Country: United States

Imprint: World of Eric Carle

Contributors:

  • Illustrated by Eric Carle

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 9.0mm

Width: 149.0mm

Height: 178.0mm

Weight: 159g

Pages: 32

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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 more than 80 languages and sold over 60 million copies. Carle illustrated more than seventy books, many best sellers, most of which he also wrote, and more than 180 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 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.

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