Author Eric Carle is the author of "The Very Hungry Caterpillar". The book's design and illustrations are also by him. It is a collection of wonderful board books that could serve as your child's ideal introduction to reading. Every book is stuffed to the gills with Eric Carle's incredibly outstanding collage work. These sturdy board pages are perfect for young hands to handle and are strong enough to endure toddlers' roughhousing. Children's book The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle is a wonderful source of rejuvenation. The book is structured as a story about a caterpillar that consumes a variety of foods before pupating and becoming a butterfly.