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The Very Hungry Caterpillar author Eric Carle dies aged 91

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Don't miss a thing by getting the day's biggest stories sent direct to your inbox The author of the well-known children’s book The Very Hungry Caterpillar, Eric Carle, has died aged 91, his family said.

In a statement issued by Penguin Young Leaders, the family said the much-loved children’s author and illustrator died on Sunday (May 23) at his studio in Northampton, Massachusetts.

The Very Hungry Caterpillar, the story of the metamorphosis of a green and red caterpillar with a touch of blue and brown to a proudly multi-coloured butterfly, was published in 1969.

The story was originally about a bookworm called Willi but the character, who eats through 26 different foods, was changed to a caterpillar on the advice of his editor.

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