Beloved children’s author Eric Carle died on Sunday. Carle, famous for writing “The Very Hungry Caterpillar” and many other books, was born in Syracuse in 1929, the son of German immigrants.

Eric Carle, Illustrator, Eric Carle, Author, Laura Whipple, Compiled by Puffin Books $8.99 (96p) ISBN 978-0-698-11855-3 Inspired by a wide-ranging array of animal poems and poets from Benjamin ...

The first edition of Eric Carle’s classic children's picture book “The Very Hungry Caterpillar” contains words that may shock fans of the American author: "Printed in Japan." The book by ...