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by Eric Carle (Author), Eric Carle (Illustrator)
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - Show your teachers how much you appreciate them with this colorful book of thanks starring The Very Hungry Caterpillar! Perfect for National Teacher's Day, Teacher Appreciation Week, the end of the school year, or just because!
Thank you, teacher,For helping me reach new heights
And for teaching me to
Care about our world. Say "Thank You" to teachers everywhere with help from the world's favorite caterpillar! This heartwarming book filled with Eric Carle's signature illustrative art is the perfect way to show your appreciation for educators, mentors, counselors, principals, and all those that teach us.
Author Biography
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
