Eric Carle, the Illustrator and Children's Book Author Whose 'Very Hungry Caterpillar' Sold More Than 55 Million Copies, Is Dead at 91
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The Very Hungry Caterpillar' author Eric Carle dead at 91, Trending
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Eric Carle, author and artist behind 'The Very Hungry Caterpillar,' dies at 91
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Eric Carle Death Obituary - Remembering The Very Hungry Caterpillar Author
Hungry Caterpillar' author-illustrator Eric Carle dead at 91
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Eric Carle, Author of 'The Very Hungry Caterpillar,' Dies at 91 - The New York Times
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Eric Carle, The Very Hungry Caterpillar author and illustrator, dies at 91, Books
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Eric Carle, the Illustrator and Children's Book Author Whose 'Very Hungry Caterpillar' Sold More Than 55 Million Copies, Is Dead at 91
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The Very Hungry Caterpillar' author, illustrator Eric Carle dead at 91 - National
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Eric Carle, Beloved Children's Book Author, Dies At 91
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Eric Carle, Author of 'The Very Hungry Caterpillar,' Dies at 91 - The New York Times
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Eric Carle's 'The Very Hungry Caterpillar' was hatched in Japan
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Eric Carle's 'The Very Hungry Caterpillar' was hatched in Japan
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Carle's Creatures – Millennial Matriarchs
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The Very Hungry Caterpillar' Author Eric Carle Dies At 91 - Bloomberg