Eric Carle, author of The Very Hungry Caterpillar, has died at 91 – ABC News

Eric Carle, the beloved children’s author and illustrator whose classic The Very Hungry Caterpillar and other works gave millions of kids some of their earliest and most cherished literary memories, has died at age 91.
Key points:

• The book was originally supposed to be about a worm named ‘Willi’, but Mr Carle changed it on the advice of his editor
• It has sold some 40 million copies, been translated into 60 languages and even become a state play
• Mr Carle wrote and-or illustrated more than 75 books…

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