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  • Published: 21 May 2019
  • ISBN: 9780241376119
  • Imprint: Puffin
  • Format: Board Book
  • Pages: 12
  • RRP: $17.99

The Very Hungry Caterpillar's Birthday Party



Celebrate someone very special with this brand new board book with a fold out surprise.

2019 marks the 50th birthday of Eric Carle's beloved classic story The Very Hungry Caterpillar. In this brand new board book, The Very Hungry Caterpillar is going to a birthday party and excitement is in the air! Meet new animal friends on every page and discover a special fold-out surprise.

This chunky board book, with its sparkly cover and fold out surprise, is the perfect gift for little hands and a fun, interactive way to join in the birthday celebrations for The Very Hungry Caterpillar.

  • Published: 21 May 2019
  • ISBN: 9780241376119
  • Imprint: Puffin
  • Format: Board Book
  • Pages: 12
  • RRP: $17.99

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About the author

Eric Carle

Eric Carle is acclaimed and beloved as the creator of brilliantly illustrated and innovatively designed picture books for very young children. His best-known work, The Very Hungry Caterpillar, has been translated into 70 languages and sold over 55 million copies. Carle illustrated more than seventy books, many best sellers, most of which he also wrote, and more than 170 million copies of his books have sold around the world. In 2003, Carle received the Laura Ingalls Wilder Award (now called the Children's Literature Legacy Award) for lifetime achievement in children's literature. In 2002, Eric and his wife, Barbara, cofounded The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art (www.carlemuseum.org) in Amherst, Massachusetts, a 40,000-square-foot space dedicated to the celebration of picture books and picture book illustrations from around the world, underscoring the cultural, historical, and artistic significance of picture books and their art form. Eric Carle passed away in May 2021 at the age of 91. His work remains an important influence on artists and illustrators at work today. www.eric-carle.com

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