‘Hungry Caterpillar’ Author-Illustrator Eric Carle Dead at 91

‘Hungry Caterpillar’ Author-Illustrator Eric Carle Dead at 91
Author Eric Carle attends Jumpstart's "Read for the Record" at The New York Public Library in New York City, N.Y., on Oct. 8, 2009. Jason Kempin/Getty Images for Jumpstart
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Acclaimed children’s author and illustrator Eric Carle, perhaps best remembered for his classic story “The Very Hungry Caterpillar,” has died at age 91, publisher Penguin Kids said on Twitter.

The Washington Post, citing a statement from his family, reported Carle died at his home in Northampton, Massachusetts, on Sunday.