New Releases by Eric Carle

Eric Carle is the author of The Very Hungry Caterpillar (Bilingual Mandarin-English) (2027), The Very Hungry Caterpillar - at the Park (2026), Thank You, Mom! from Baby Bear and Friends (World of Eric Carle) (2026), Lunar New Year with the Very Hungry Caterpillar (2026), Luck from The Very Hungry Caterpillar (2026).

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The Very Hungry Caterpillar (Bilingual Mandarin-English)

release date: Jan 05, 2027
The Very Hungry Caterpillar (Bilingual Mandarin-English)
THE ICONIC #1 BESTSELLER • The all-time classic starring the world’s favorite caterpillar—now with bilingual Mandarin-English text! In the light of the moon a little egg lay on a leaf. One Sunday morning the warm sun came up and—pop!—out of the egg came a tiny and very hungry caterpillar. 月光下,一颗小小的卵躺在叶子上。 一个周日的早上,暖暖的太阳升起来了,然后,“啪!”的一声,卵中爬出了一只小小的、好饿的毛毛虫。 So begins the journey of Eric Carle’s most beloved storybook character. Follow along as one of nature’s loveliest marvels eats his way through an amazing variety of foods as he prepares to grow into a beautiful butterfly! Featuring interactive die-cut pages, this board book is the perfect size for little hands and great for teaching counting, days of the week, and the concept of change as a positive and necessary part of life.

The Very Hungry Caterpillar - at the Park

release date: Apr 09, 2026
The Very Hungry Caterpillar - at the Park
It''s a beautiful day and The Very Hungry Caterpillar is going on a walk. Join him as he meets all the animals, bugs and plants that live and grow around us in nature. Read the rhyme, turn the magic wheel to reveal a secret picture and join in the nature fun! This innovative format is perfect for imaginative play and tuning fine motor skills. Discover more early learning books with The Very Hungry Caterpillar: Colours: Learn and Play with The Very Hungry Caterpillar The Very Hungry Caterpillar''s First 100 Words The Very Hungry Caterpillar''s First 100 Animals The Very Hungry Caterpillar''s Touch-and-Feel Animals

Thank You, Mom! from Baby Bear and Friends (World of Eric Carle)

release date: Mar 31, 2026
Thank You, Mom! from Baby Bear and Friends (World of Eric Carle)
A heartwarming celebration of all the love, joy, and tender care that mothers bring into our lives. Adorable rhymes dance across the pages, perfectly paired with the iconic and beloved art of Eric Carle in Thank You, Mom. Each delightful page beautifully captures the heartfelt gratitude that children feel for their wonderful moms. It''s the perfect gift to celebrate Mom on Mother''s Day and a cherished expression of love to share all year-long. Look for other World of Eric Carle books to celebrate milestones with your little one: -Baby Bear''s Busy Day -Bear Hugs! From Brown Bear and Friends -Brown Bear''s Little Book of Thanks -Baby Bear''s Time to Grow -Brown Bear and Friends ABC -Brown Bear and Friends 123 -Brown Bear and Friends Colors -Brown Bear and Friends Shapes

Lunar New Year with the Very Hungry Caterpillar

release date: Jan 08, 2026
Lunar New Year with the Very Hungry Caterpillar
Celebrate the festive traditions of the Lunar New Year with The Very Hungry Caterpillar in this new tabbed board book! Discover beautiful dragons, glowing lanterns, treasured animals, and more in this fun board book featuring The Very Hungry Caterpillar. With Eric Carle''s bright, colorful illustrations, this is the perfect addition to every child''s library and a wonderful gift for the Lunar New Year! With 8 chunky tabs this tabbed board book is perfect for little caterpillars to celebrate and learn about this very special festival.

Luck from The Very Hungry Caterpillar

release date: Jan 06, 2026
Luck from The Very Hungry Caterpillar
Celebrate all things lucky with The Very Hungry Caterpillar in this charming and colorful book perfect for St. Patrick''s Day! From four-leaf clovers to ladybugs, shooting stars, and more, there are so many ways to feel lucky! Learn about them all with The Very Hungry Caterpillar in this delightful picture book featuring Eric Carle’s signature illustrative art and simple, bold text. It’s the perfect gift to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day, and spread luck and joy to those you love!

Lunar New Year with The Very Hungry Caterpillar

release date: Dec 02, 2025
Lunar New Year with The Very Hungry Caterpillar
Celebrate the festive traditions of the Lunar New Year with The Very Hungry Caterpillar! Discover beautiful dragons, glowing lanterns, treasured animals, and more in this tabbed board book with easy-to-flip tabs and easy-to-read text featuring The Very Hungry Caterpillar. With Eric Carle''s bright, colorful illustrations, this is the perfect addition to every child’s library and a wonderful gift for the Lunar New Year!

The Very Hungry Caterpillar Pop-Up Book

release date: Nov 04, 2025
The Very Hungry Caterpillar Pop-Up Book
Eric Carle''s classic story comes to life in this pop-up edition perfect for fans of everyone''s favorite caterpillar! Join The Very Hungry Caterpillar as he crawls, munches, and grows into a stunning, 3D butterfly. With ten vibrant pop-up pages, readers will love watching their beloved caterpillar grow before their very eyes! Both educational and beautiful, this brand-new pop-up edition brings to life the beloved story for a new generation to enjoy!

The Very Hungry Caterpillar's Very Big Coloring Book

release date: Sep 09, 2025
The Very Hungry Caterpillar's Very Big Coloring Book
A very big coloring book perfect for Eric Carle fans! Get creative with The Very Hungry Caterpillar in this wonderful coloring book filled with various animals, bugs, food, and more. This coloring book has over 60 pages packed with big shapes to color in, making it perfect for keeping little hands busy.

The Very Hungry Caterpillar's Peekaboo Halloween

release date: Jul 22, 2025
The Very Hungry Caterpillar's Peekaboo Halloween
Celebrate Halloween with search-and-find fun in this book perfect for fans of The Very Hungry Caterpillar! Featuring the classic character The Very Hungry Caterpillar, this book is a celebration of all things Halloween. See if you can spot The Very Hungry Caterpillar among jack-o’-lanterns, candy baskets, bats, and more! With Eric Carle''s bright, colorful illustrations, this is the perfect addition to every child’s library!

Brown Bear and Friends Shapes (World of Eric Carle)

release date: May 06, 2025
Brown Bear and Friends Shapes (World of Eric Carle)
Brown Bear delights in finding triangles, squares, semicircles, and more in this charming shapes book. With rhythmic, rhyming, read-aloud text, and an oh-so-touchable crinkle novelty cover, it''s perfect for the youngest of readers. Featuring Eric Carle''s bright, distinctive artwork, each shape is introduced in Brown Bear''s natural world. It''s an exploration of shapes that will engage all of the senses and delight every child!

Bear Hugs! from Brown Bear and Friends (World of Eric Carle)

release date: Apr 01, 2025
Bear Hugs! from Brown Bear and Friends (World of Eric Carle)
Send a hug! Give a hug! Share a hug! Celebrate love and hugs with Brown Bear and friends! Hugs for all seasons and hugs for all reasons. This charming, sweet title is the perfect gift for Valentine''s Day—or any day of the year. Hugs when you''re happy. Hugs when you''re sad. Hugs when you''re scared. Hugs when you''re mad. This very special hug in a book is the perfect way to say I love you. Using a range of images from the World of Eric Carle, and featuring Brown Bear, Polar Bear, Panda Bear, Baby Bear and more, this special gift book celebrates the affirming power of a hug.

Brown Bear and Friends Colors (World of Eric Carle)

release date: Mar 25, 2025
Brown Bear and Friends Colors (World of Eric Carle)
From Eric Carle''s Brown Bear and Friends comes an exciting new novelty crinkle board book original exploring the perennial favorite: colors! In Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?, the original Brown Bear explored colors, encountering a green frog, a blue horse, and other iconic representations of color. In this new board book original, Brown Bear delights in colors with a fresh take! Warm reds and oranges and yellows, cool blues and greens and purples—and everything in between—brings the rainbow onto the page. With rhythmic, rhyming, read-aloud text, and an oh-so-touchable crinkle novelty cover, it''s perfect for the youngest of readers. Featuring Eric Carle''s bright, distinctive artwork, it''s an exploration of color begging to be read again and again!

A Day at the Beach with The Very Hungry Caterpillar

release date: May 07, 2024
A Day at the Beach with The Very Hungry Caterpillar
Spend a day at the beach with The Very Hungry Caterpillar in this colorful and educational book! Discover all the activities a day at the beach brings with The World of Eric Carle! It’s time for a day at the beach With The Very Hungry Caterpillar! What will he see? It''s time for some fun in the sun! Join The Very Hungry Caterpillar as he observes all the different activities at the beach, including watching sailboats, collecting seashells, building sandcastles, and so much more! With Eric Carle’s signature illustrative art on every page. The perfect summer read for fans of The Very Hungry Caterpillar!

Why Does It Rain?

release date: Feb 20, 2024
Why Does It Rain?
Learn why it rains with the help of The Very Hungry Caterpillar! In this nonfiction story, young readers can discover what rain is and why it falls. The miracles of nature come to life in this early-learning series centered around weather, featuring simple text and Eric Carle''s classic illustrations!

I Love My Sister with The Very Hungry Caterpillar

release date: Dec 26, 2023
I Love My Sister with The Very Hungry Caterpillar
Celebrate siblings with The Very Hungry Caterpillar in this loving book featuring Eric Carle''s delightful illustrations! Join The Very Hungry Caterpillar as he honors sisters everywhere! With cheerful illustrations and sweet sentiments, this heartfelt keepsake will show your sister just how much you care.

The Very Busy Spider/La araña muy ocupada (Bilingual English-Spanish Edition)

release date: Jul 25, 2023
The Very Busy Spider/La araña muy ocupada (Bilingual English-Spanish Edition)
A VERY classic from Eric Carle, creator of The Very Hungry Caterpillar. Un VERDADERO clásico de Eric Carle, creador de La oruga muy hambrienta. Early one morning a little spider spins her web on a fence post. One by one, the animals of the nearby farm try to distract her, yet the busy little spider keeps diligently at her work. When she is done, she is able to show everyone that not only is her creation quite beautiful, it is also quite useful! This multi-sensory book allows children to feel the pictures as well as see them. And with its rhythmic text, The Very Busy Spider becomes an experience to touch, to see, and to hear. Un día, muy temprano, una arañita comienza a tejer su telaraña en una cerca. Los animales de una granja cercana intentan distraerla, uno a la vez. Sin embargo, la atareada arañita sigue concentrada en su trabajo diligentemente. Cuando termina, queda demostrado que su creación no es solo preciosa, sino que también ¡es muy útil! Este libro estimula todos los sentidos, así que los niños no solo pueden ver las ilustraciones sino también palparlas. Con su rítmico texto, La araña muy ocupada ofrece una experiencia para el tacto, la vista y el oído.

Good Night with The Very Hungry Caterpillar

release date: Jul 18, 2023
Good Night with The Very Hungry Caterpillar
Say good night with The Very Hungry Caterpillar! Young readers can snuggle up with The Very Hungry Caterpillar in this gentle picture book perfect for bedtime! Ease little ones to sleep with lullaby-like text and soothing art from the World of Eric Carle.

The Very Hungry Caterpillar Eats Breakfast

release date: Mar 30, 2023
The Very Hungry Caterpillar Eats Breakfast
Join The Very Hungry Caterpillar as he eats his way through many different breakfast foods and learn to count from 1 to 5 This bright and bold board book with die-cut holes is perfect for fans of The Very Hungry Caterpillar and it''s ideal for all toddlers discovering the joy of food.

The Very Hungry Caterpillar's Very Big Colouring Book

release date: Oct 20, 2022
The Very Hungry Caterpillar's Very Big Colouring Book
A bumper colouring book that will keep little artists busy for hours! Get creative with The Very Hungry Caterpillar in this wonderful colouring and doodle book, filled with amazing animals, brilliant bugs, fantastic food and marvellous nature. Packed with big shapes to colour-in that are ideal for tiny hands. Discover other activity books from The Very Hungry Caterpillar: The Very Hungry Caterpillar''s Nature Sticker and Colouring Book The Very Hungry Caterpillar''s Bugs Sticker and Colouring Book The Very Hungry Caterpillar''s Magnet Book

The Very Hungry Caterpillar's Peekaboo Christmas

release date: Oct 11, 2022
The Very Hungry Caterpillar's Peekaboo Christmas
Ring in the holidays with festive search-and-find fun in this joyful book perfect for fans of The Very Hungry Caterpillar! Featuring the classic character The Very Hungry Caterpillar, this cheerful book is a celebration of the season. See if you can spot The Very Hungry Caterpillar among ornaments, candy canes, gifts, and more! With Eric Carle''s bright, colorful illustrations, this is the perfect addition to every child’s library and a wonderful gift for the holidays!

Friends

release date: May 17, 2022
Friends
From the creator of the all-time classic VERY HUNGRY CATERPILLAR comes a sweetly resonant story about the power of friendship. When a best friend moves away, it can be painful for the child who is left behind. But the spunky boy in this upbeat story makes up his mind to find his missing playmate. Young readers will cheer on the boy as he braves currents, climbs mountains, and dashes through rain before, finally, reuniting with his friend. A story alive with love and perseverance, brightened with vibrant art and Eric Carle''s trademark fostering of imagination. This deeply personal story for Eric is dedicated to his longtime wife, Bobbie, and it is their bond that inspired the book. For anyone who has ever scaled mountains to be with the one he loves, or for anyone who has simply known the love and joy of a great friendship, this book will strike a resonant chord. “This story of love and determination is illustrated with Carle''s extraordinary signature artwork. For anyone who would cross rivers and scale mountains for a beloved friend, this warmhearted story will create an emotional response. Young readers will learn the value of friendship and its many challenges.” —School Library Journal “Often dynamic and quite beautiful, these colorful illustrations of the river, the meadow, and so on are abstract in style and show up well from a distance. A picture-book tribute to the strength of childhood friendships.” —Booklist "The images are beautiful and evocative." —Publishers Weekly

The Very Hungry Caterpillar's First Winter

release date: Jan 04, 2022
The Very Hungry Caterpillar's First Winter
There are so many ways to spend a chilly winter day. Join The Very Hungry Caterpillar and explore everything winter has to offer! Welcome winter with The Very Hungry Caterpillar and his friends in this sensory exploration of the season. Discover the very best of this time of year: snowy days full of play, the sounds of birds chirping atop a snowman, the smell of cookies fresh from the oven, and so much more!

The Very Clumsy Click Beetle

release date: Jul 27, 2021
The Very Clumsy Click Beetle
From bestselling author and illustrator Eric Carle, the creator of The Very Hungry Caterpillar, comes another classic tale about one very clumsy click beetle. A perfect gift to share with the child or grandchild in your life. When a little click beetle falls onto his back, he seeks the help of a wise old click beetle. "Look at me," says the more experienced click beetle, giving a loud CLICK and flipping onto its feet. But try as he might, the clumsy little click beetle just can''t get the hang of it--or can he? In the tradition of The Very Hungry Caterpillar, Carle creates a winning story of perseverance and pride in achievement complete with an ingenious fiber-optic microchip that truly gives voice to the valiant little beetle as it CLICKs its way through the colorful pages and somersaults into your heart. Praise for The Very Clumsy Click Beetle: "Sure to be loved and requested again and again, Click Beetle is a well-crafted story, joyfully illustrated, that speaks to the hearts of young children."--Library Journal "At once stark and sophisticated, Carle''s trademark collage art fills the pages of his latest Very volume."--Publishers Weekly "Carle''s trademark artwork, featuring large, colorful collages set against expansive white space, is--as always--a strong attribute."--Booklist

Can You Guess? Animal Sounds with The Very Hungry Caterpillar

release date: Jun 15, 2021
Can You Guess? Animal Sounds with The Very Hungry Caterpillar
Play along in this guessing-game board book starring The Very Hungry Caterpillar, a must-have for any child''s first library! Can you guess all of the animal sounds? Luckily, The Very Hungry Caterpillar has helpful hints along the way! Children will love imitating the sounds of each of the animals in this sturdy board book. Eric Carle''s beautiful illustrations help bring the animals (and their sounds) to life on the page!

The Art of Eric Carle

release date: Mar 09, 2021
The Art of Eric Carle
Carle is one of the most beloved illustrators of children''s books. This retrospective is more than just an appreciation of his art, however. The book also contains an insightful autobiography illustrated with personal photographs, an anecdotal essay by his longtime editor, a photographic essay on how Carle creates his collages, and writings by Carle and his colleagues. Still, it is the artwork in the oversize volume that seizes the imagination. More than 60 of his full-color collage pictures are handsomely reproduced and serve as a statement of Carle''s impressive talent. - Booklist

The Very Hungry Caterpillar's 8 Nights of Chanukah

release date: Oct 13, 2020
The Very Hungry Caterpillar's 8 Nights of Chanukah
Celebrate Chanukah with The Very Hungry Caterpillar! Light the menorah, spin the dreidel, sing songs, and so much more in this sweet board book! This festive counting story makes for a fine holiday gift for fans of The Very Hungry Caterpillar, all while introducing young readers to the wonderful traditions of Chanukah.

The Very Hungry Caterpillar's Snowy Hide & Seek

release date: Oct 13, 2020
The Very Hungry Caterpillar's Snowy Hide & Seek
This gorgeous little board book from The Very Hungry Caterpillar is the perfect way to say "Merry Christmas!" Follow the trail for a snowy adventure with The Very Hungry Caterpillar! With flaps to lift, die-cut paths to explore, delightful rhyming text, and Eric Carle''s beloved illustrations, this festive board book is the perfect holiday present. Polar bears, penguins, Santa Claus, and his reindeer are all excited to meet The Very Hungry Caterpillar. Join along in all the fun this winter season!

Sleep Tight with The Very Hungry Caterpillar

release date: Sep 01, 2020
Sleep Tight with The Very Hungry Caterpillar
Join The Very Hungry Caterpillar and all his friends in this lift-the-flap board book perfect for bedtime! Can you find the animals who need to go to sleep? With a lift-the-flap surprise on every spread, this sturdy casebound board book is a perfect bedtime read. This original story invites readers to guess who''s getting ready for bed. Who''s that hiding on the very last page? Could it be everyone''s favorite caterpillar . . . ? Read along to find out!

You're My Little Baby

release date: Aug 25, 2020
You're My Little Baby
From beloved author-illustrator Eric Carle comes this brand-new interactive board book that features sweet text about baby love and touch-and-feel elements throughout! You’re my little bear cub Both playful and shy You’re my little baby bird Together we will fly Loving parents throughout the animal kingdom dote on their little babies in this sweet novelty book perfect for showing a baby how they are loved, whether by a parent, grandparent, aunt, uncle, or other caring figure in a child’s life. With Eric Carle’s classic and colorful artwork and tender text that rhymes, this book is a perfect addition to every Eric Carle collection!

Happy Halloween from The Very Busy Spider

release date: Aug 11, 2020
Happy Halloween from The Very Busy Spider
Join The Very Busy Spider and all her friends in this spooky lift-the-flap board book! With a lift-flap on every spread, this sturdy casebound board book has all the tricks to make it a perfect Halloween treat for beginning readers! Say "Boo" and "Happy Halloween" with some of Eric Carle''s most beloved characters, including The Very Hungry Caterpillar and The Very Busy Spider.
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