The Very Hungry Caterpillar Flip-Flap Pair Award-winning author Pack by Eric Carle (author) (UK edition)

Learning fun with your hungry buddy and his animal playmates. Feast your eyes on Eric Carle’s colourful art. Big hurray! The world’s best-loved caterpillar is back. Are you hungry for more of his antics? No worries – tuck into these charming flip-flap books. They’re perfect for kids with an appetite for knowledge! First you’ll find our hungry hero in a world of adorable critters. Lift the flaps and look. (It’s not as easy as it sounds!) Then, after a busy day, our wriggly friend is ready for a snooze. But where does he go to sleep? Can you find out?

Adorable flip-flap books starring a classic story hero

Bright collage artwork in Eric Carle’s trademark style

Seek-and-find tales showing how different animals live

The Very Hungry Caterpillar has sold 41 million copies

Product Details

Format

Board Book

Date published

December 6th, 2018

Condition

New

UK edition

In this pack

Sleep Tight, Very Hungry Caterpillar
Award-winning author
Where is the Very Hungry Caterpillar?
Award-winning author

Author/Illustrator

Eric Carle

Eric Carle was born of German parents. He was always drawn to America after his family moved to Stuttgart when he was six. Carle’s childhood years in Germany were traumatic; as an adult he would make “books for the child in me, books I had longed for.” It is no surprise that his style is characterised by an explosive use of colour. During the war, his art teacher showed him his hidden collection of banned “degenerate” art, including works by Picasso, Klee and Matisse. At 16, Carle began studying graphic art at the Akademie der Bildenden Künste in Stuttgart. Returning to New York in 1952, Carle built a successful career in advertising. In the mid 1960s, Carle decided to give up this career to become an illustrator and graphic designer. His first published work appeared in a cookery book. Soon afterwards, children’s book author Bill Martin asked him to illustrate the manuscript of Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? The resulting book was an instant hit. Encouraged by this success, Carle began submitting ideas for his own books. One of these was “Willie The Worm”. His editor suggested that a caterpillar might prove a more endearing character – the rest is history.

First published in 1969, The Very Hungry Caterpillar has sold over 29 million copies in more than 47 languages. Eric Carle has illustrated more than seventy books, and more than 88 million copies of his books have sold around the world.