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  • Published: 28 March 2016
  • ISBN: 9780141363905
  • Imprint: Puffin
  • Format: Hardback
  • Pages: 32
  • RRP: $12.99

I Love Mum with The Very Hungry Caterpillar



This beautiful little gift book from The Very Hungry Caterpillar is the perfect way to say 'I love you, Mum!'

Mum . . . you lift me up . . . and hold me close . . . even when I'm snappy . . . that's why I love you, Mum! Join The Very Hungry Caterpillar for a celebration of love and all the ways to tell your mum how much you care. This delightful little book features Eric Carle's bright and distinctive artwork of animal mums and babies - from giraffes and crocodiles to bears and penguins - with The Very Hungry Caterpillar making an appearance alongside each one. The perfect gift for Mother's Day, or any day you want to say . . . I love you, Mum!

  • Published: 28 March 2016
  • ISBN: 9780141363905
  • Imprint: Puffin
  • Format: Hardback
  • Pages: 32
  • RRP: $12.99

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About the author

Eric Carle

Eric Carle is acclaimed and beloved as the creator of brilliantly illustrated and innovatively designed picture books for very young children. His best-known work, The Very Hungry Caterpillar, has been translated into 70 languages and sold over 55 million copies. Carle illustrated more than seventy books, many best sellers, most of which he also wrote, and more than 170 million copies of his books have sold around the world. In 2003, Carle received the Laura Ingalls Wilder Award (now called the Children's Literature Legacy Award) for lifetime achievement in children's literature. In 2002, Eric and his wife, Barbara, cofounded The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art (www.carlemuseum.org) in Amherst, Massachusetts, a 40,000-square-foot space dedicated to the celebration of picture books and picture book illustrations from around the world, underscoring the cultural, historical, and artistic significance of picture books and their art form. Eric Carle passed away in May 2021 at the age of 91. His work remains an important influence on artists and illustrators at work today. www.eric-carle.com

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