caterpillar chomping through one apple, two pears, and so on until it's ultimately full, has charmed generations of kids and their parents over the decades.Carle died on Sunday at his summer studio in Northampton, Massachusettes, writes the Washington Post."It is with heavy hearts that we share that Eric Carle, author & illustrator of The Very Hungry Caterpillar and many other beloved classics," read a tweet from Penguin Kids Books.His son, Rolf, said his cause of death was kidney failure."Thank you for sharing your great talent with generations of young readers."His creature in the book became one of the best-selling children's books of all time.In 2003, Carle received the Laura Ingalls Wilder Award, now called the Children's Literature.
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