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'''Eric Carle''' (June 25, 1929 – May 23, 2021) wasis an American author, designer and illustrator of children's books.<ref>{{cite web |title=Eric Carle Obituary |url=https://www.ericcarle.art |website=ericcarle.art |access-date=May 26, 2021}}</ref> His picture book ''[[The Very Hungry Caterpillar]]'', first published in 1969, has been translated into more than 66 languages and sold more than 50 million copies. Carle's career as an illustrator and children's book author accelerated after he collaborated on ''[[Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?]]''. Carle illustrated more than 70 books, most of which he also wrote, and more than 145 million copies of his books have been sold around the world.<ref>data supplied by the business office of Eric Carle Studio, Oct 2013</ref>

In 2003, the [[American Library Association]] awarded Carle the biennial [[Laura Ingalls Wilder]] Medal (now called the [[Children's Literature Legacy Award]]), a prize for writers or illustrators of children's books published in the U.S. who have made lasting contributions to the field. Carle was also a U.S. nominee for the biennial, international [[Hans Christian Andersen Award]] in 2010.<ref name=ibby2010/>