![]() ![]() or other authors, but most with Carle working alone. It's beyond reproach," he said.Ĭarle wrote and-or illustrated more than 75 books, sometimes partnering with Bill Martin Jr. "It's almost talking about how great the Beatles were. ![]() Fellow writer and illustrator Ted Dewan called the book one of the pillars of children's culture. The American Academy of Pediatrics sent more than 17,000 pediatricians special copies of the book, along with growth charts and parent handouts on healthy eating. ![]() Bush and Hillary Clinton were known to read the book to children on the campaign trail. "'Caterpillar' is a book of hope: you, too, can grow up and grow wings." "I remember that as a child, I always felt I would never grow up and be big and articulate and intelligent," Carle told The New York Times in 1994. It has sold some 40 million copies and has been translated into 60 languages, spawned stuffed animal caterpillars and has been turned into a stage play. Originally conceived as a book about a bookworm - called "A Week with Willi the Worm" - the hero, who eats through 26 different foods, was changed to a caterpillar on the advice of his editor. ![]()
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