Eric Carle

Eric Carle

Eric Carle was born in Syracuse, New York, USA on June 25th, 1929 and passed away at the age of 91 on May 23rd, 2021.

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Eric Carle Stats: The highest rated book by Eric Carle on Book Notification is The Very Hungry Caterpillar, the first novel in the World of Eric Carle series.

The most read book by Eric Carle on Book Notification is The Very Hungry Caterpillar, the first novel in the World of Eric Carle series. The second most read book is The Very Busy Spider (Eric Carle Illustrated Books #20).

Below is a complete list of Eric Carle books in publication and chronological order, broken down by series. The most popular series by Eric Carle is the Eric Carle Illustrated Books.

List of My Very First Book Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
My Very First Book of Words
1974
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2
My Very First Book of Numbers
1985
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3
My Very First Book of Shapes
1985
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4
6
My Very First Book of Colors
1985
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5
My Very First Book of Food
1986
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6
My Very First Book of Motion
1986
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7
My Very First Book of Growth
1986
Go
8
My Very First Book of Touch
1986
Go
9
My Very First Book of Heads and Tails
1986
Go
10
6
My Very First Book of Animal Homes
2007
Go
11
My Very First Book of Animal Sounds
2007
Go
12
My First Busy Book
2015
Go
13
My First Peek-a-Boo Animals
2017
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14
My First I See You
2018
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15
My First Busy World
2019
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List of STEM Gear Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Turn, Crank, Zoom!
2018
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List of What's Your Favorite Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
What's Your Favorite Animal?
2014
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2
What's Your Favorite Color?
2017
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3
What's Your Favorite Bug?
2018
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4
6
What's Your Favorite Food?
2019
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List of World of Eric Carle Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
8.7
The Very Hungry Caterpillar
1969
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2
Eric Carle's Storybook
1976
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3
7
A House for Hermit Crab
1987
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4
Eric Carle's ABC
1999
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5
Eric Carle's Opposites
2007
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6
The Very Busy Spider's Favorite Words
2007
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7
The Very Hungry Caterpillar's Favorite Words
2007
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8
The Very Quiet Cricket's Favorite Words
2008
Go
9
The Very Clumsy Click Beetle's Favorite Words
2008
Go
10
Colors. Colores
2008
Go
11
The Very Hungry Caterpillar's Buggy Book
2009
Go
12
6
Love from The Very Hungry Caterpillar
2015
Go
13
Eric Carle's How Things Grow
2015
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14
The Very Hungry Caterpillar's ABC
2016
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15
Calm with the Very Hungry Caterpillar
2016
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16
The Very Hungry Caterpillar's Easter Colors
2017
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17
I Love Dad with the Very Hungry Caterpillar
2017
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18
Merry Christmas from the Very Hungry Caterpillar
2017
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19
Where is the Very Hungry Caterpillar?
2017
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20
The Very Hungry Caterpillar’s 123
2017
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21
Thanks from the Very Hungry Caterpillar
2017
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22
Sleep Tight Very Hungry Caterpillar
2018
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23
Happy Birthday from the Very Hungry Caterpillar
2019
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24
The Very Hungry Caterpillar's Birthday Party
2019
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25
The Very Hungry Caterpillar's Christmas Eve
2019
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26
Where Is the Sun?
2019
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27
Can You Guess?
2020
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28
The Very Hungry Caterpillar's Easter Sticker and Colouring Book
2020
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29
You Are Ready!: The World Is Waiting
2020
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30
The Very Hungry Caterpillar's Garden Picnic: A Scratch-And-Sniff Book
2020
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31
Happy Halloween from the Very Busy Spider
2020
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32
You're My Little Baby: A Touch-and-Feel Book
2020
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33
The Very Hungry Caterpillar's Creepy-Crawly Halloween
2020
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34
The Very Hungry Caterpillar's Magnet Book
2020
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35
The Very Hungry Caterpillar's Snowy Hide & Seek: A Finger Trail Lift-The-Flap Book
2020
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36
The Very Hungry Caterpillar's 8 Nights of Chanukah
2020
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37
The Very Hungry Caterpillar's First 100 Words
2021
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38
Eric Carle's Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star and Other Nursery Rhymes
2021
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39
The Very Hungry Caterpillar's Easter Egg Hunt
2021
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40
A Day on the Farm with the Very Hungry Caterpillar
2021
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41
Thank You, Teacher from the Very Hungry Caterpillar
2021
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42
The Very Hungry Caterpillar's Wild Animal Hide-and-Seek
2021
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43
Can You Guess? Animal Sounds with the Very Hungry Caterpillar
2021
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44
The Very Hungry Caterpillar's Halloween Trick or Treat
2021
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45
The Very Hungry Caterpillar and Father Christmas
2021
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46
Eric Carle's Book of Amazing Animals
2021
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47
The Very Hungry Caterpillar Eats Breakfast
2021
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48
The Very Hungry Caterpillar's First Winter
2022
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49
The Very Hungry Caterpillar's First Spring
2022
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50
Spring Sings for the Grouchy Ladybug
2022
Go
51
How Does an Egg Hatch?: Life Cycles with the Very Hungry Caterpillar
2022
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52
How Does a Caterpillar Change?: Life Cycles with the Very Hungry Caterpillar
2022
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53
The Very Hungry Caterpillar's Easter Picnic
2022
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54
World of Animals (With: PI Kids)
2022
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55
The Very Hungry Caterpillar's Bug Hunt
2022
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56
The Very Hungry Caterpillar's First Summer
2022
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57
How Does a Tadpole Grow?
2022
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58
The Very Hungry Caterpillar Eats Dinner
2022
Go
59
The Very Hungry Caterpillar's First Fall
2022
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60
Peekaboo Christmas with the Very Hungry Caterpillar
2022
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61
The Very Hungry Caterpillar Eats Snacks
2022
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62
The Very Hungry Caterpillar's Garden Friends
2023
Go
63
Eric Loves Animals
2023
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64
I Love Grandma with the Very Hungry Caterpillar
2023
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65
I Love Grandpa with the Very Hungry Caterpillar
2023
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66
The Very Hungry Caterpillar's Ocean Hide & Seek: A Finger Trail Lift-The-Flap Book
2023
Go
67
Farm Babies 7-Button Sound Book
2023
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68
The Very Hungry Caterpillar's Rainbow Colors
2023
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69
A Day at School with the Very Hungry Caterpillar
2023
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70
The Very Busy Spider's Forest Friends
2023
Go
71
Baby Bear's Busy Day with Brown Bear and Friends
2023
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72
A Day in the Snow with The Very Hungry Caterpillar
2023
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73
Bear Hugs! from Brown Bear and Friends
2023
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74
A Day at the Beach with The Very Hungry Caterpillar
2024
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75
Creepy-Crawly Halloween
2024
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76
Little Book of Thanks from Brown Bear and Friends
2024
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77
You're My Hungry Little Caterpillar
2024
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78
10
Peekaboo Valentine
2024
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79
8
Christmas Together with Polar Bear and Friends
2025
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List of Eric Carle Illustrated Books in Publication Order (with Richard Buckley)

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
1, 2, 3 to the Zoo
1968
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2
Pancakes, Pancakes!
1970
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3
8
The Tiny Seed
1970
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4
6
Do You Want to Be My Friend?
1971
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5
Rooster's Off to See the World
1971
Go
6
Walter the Baker
1972
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7
The Secret Birthday Message
1972
Go
8
Very Long Train
1972
Go
9
Have You Seen My Cat?
1973
Go
10
I See a Song
1973
Go
11
Why Noah Chose the Dove
1974
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12
All about Arthur
1974
Go
13
8
The Mixed-Up Chameleon
1975
Go
14
7
The Grouchy Ladybug
1977
Go
15
Watch Out! A Giant!
1978
Go
16
6
The Honeybee & the Robber
1981
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17
Let's Paint a Rainbow
1982
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18
Catch the Ball!
1982
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19
What's for Lunch?
1982
Go
20
8.5
The Very Busy Spider
1984
Go
21
The Greedy Python (With: Richard Buckley)
1985
Go
22
All Around Us
1986
Go
23
10
Papa, Please Get the Moon for Me
1986
Go
24
9
Eric Carle's Animals Animals
1989
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25
The Very Quiet Cricket
1990
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26
8
Does a Kangaroo Have a Mother, Too?
1991
Go
27
8
Eric Carle's Dragons, Dragons
1991
Go
28
Draw Me a Star
1992
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29
Today Is Monday
1993
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30
My Apron
1994
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31
6
The Very Lonely Firefly
1995
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32
Little Cloud
1996
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33
6
From Head to Toe
1997
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34
Flora and Tiger
1997
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35
Hello, Red Fox
1998
Go
36
The Very Clumsy Click Beetle
1999
Go
37
5
Dream Snow
2000
Go
38
10
"Slowly, Slowly, Slowly," said the Sloth
2002
Go
39
Where Are You Going? To See My Friend!
2003
Go
40
10
Mister Seahorse
2004
Go
41
8
10 Little Rubber Ducks
2005
Go
42
Count with the Very Hungry Caterpillar
2006
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43
Eric Carle's Animals
2008
Go
44
The Rabbit And The Turtle
2008
Go
45
Tom Thumb
2011
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46
6
The Artist Who Painted a Blue Horse
2011
Go
47
Around the Farm
2013
Go
48
Friends
2013
Go
49
Hear Bear Roar
2014
Go
50
The Nonsense Show
2015
Go
51
I Love Mum with the Very Hungry Caterpillar
2016
Go
52
Hugs and Kisses for the Grouchy Ladybug
2018
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53
Christmas Cheer for The Grouchy Ladybug
2019
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54
Wonderful You
2022
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55
How Does a Seed Sprout?
2022
Go
56
The Very Hungry Caterpillar's Peekaboo Easter
2024
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57
The Very Hungry Caterpillar's Peekaboo Halloween
2025
Go
58
Lunar New Year with The Very Hungry Caterpillar
2025
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List of Non-Fiction Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
The Art of Eric Carle
1992
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2
You Can Make A Collage
1998
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List of Ready-to-Read: Pre-Level 1 Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Happy and Honey (By: Laura Godwin)
2001
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2
See Otto (By: David Milgrim)
2002
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3
Ride Otto Ride! (By: David Milgrim)
2002
Go
4
My Friend Lucky (By: David Milgrim)
2002
Go
5
See Pip Point (By: David Milgrim)
2003
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6
Twins in the Park (By: Sam Williams)
2003
Go
7
Swing Otto Swing! (By: David Milgrim)
2004
Go
8
See Santa Nap (By: David Milgrim)
2004
Go
9
Mouse Loves School (By: Lauren Thompson)
2011
Go
10
Thank You Day (By: Angela C. Santomero)
2014
Go
11
Friends Help Each Other (By: Jason Fruchter, Farrah McDoogle)
2014
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12
Daniel Plays Ball (By: Jason Fruchter, Maggie Testa)
2014
Go
13
Daniel Goes Out for Dinner (By: Jason Fruchter)
2015
Go
14
Daniel Gets Scared (By: Jason Fruchter, Maggie Testa)
2015
Go
15
Go, Otto, Go! (By: David Milgrim)
2016
Go
16
My First Gymnastics Class (By: Alyssa Satin Capucilli)
2016
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17
My First Soccer Game (By: Alyssa Satin Capucilli)
2016
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18
Daniel Plays at School (By: Jason Fruchter)
2016
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19
My First Ballet Class (By: Alyssa Satin Capucilli)
2016
Go
20
Daniel Learns to Share (By: Jason Fruchter, Becky Friedman)
2016
Go
21
My First Karate Class (By: Alyssa Satin Capucilli)
2016
Go
22
Miffy at the Library (By: Maggie Testa)
2017
Go
23
Miffy Rides a Bike (By: Maggie Testa)
2017
Go
24
My First Yoga Class (By: Alyssa Satin Capucilli)
2017
Go
25
Miffy Can Play! (By: R.J. Cregg)
2017
Go
26
Mouse Loves Snow (By: Lauren Thompson)
2017
Go
27
Daniel Will Pack a Snack (By: Jason Fruchter, Tina Gallo)
2017
Go
28
Mouse Loves Spring (By: Lauren Thompson)
2018
Go
29
Miffy Can Help! (By: Natalie Shaw)
2018
Go
30
My First Swim Class (By: Alyssa Satin Capucilli)
2018
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31
Trolley Ride! (By: Jason Fruchter, Cala Spinner)
2018
Go
32
Mouse Loves Summer (By: Lauren Thompson)
2018
Go
33
See Zip Zap (By: David Milgrim)
2018
Go
34
Can a Cat Do That?
2018
Go
35
Space Cows (By: Eric Seltzer)
2018
Go
36
Mouse Loves Fall (By: Lauren Thompson)
2018
Go
37
See Pip Flap (By: David Milgrim)
2018
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38
Miffy and the Band (By: May Nakamura)
2018
Go
39
Tigertastic Stories with Daniel (By: Jason Fruchter)
2018
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40
Mouse Loves Love (By: Buket Erdogan, Lauren Thompson)
2018
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41
Daniel Can Dance (By: Jason Fruchter, Delphine Finnegan)
2018
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42
Party Pigs! (By: Eric Seltzer)
2019
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43
Look Out! A Storm! (By: David Milgrim)
2019
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44
Poof! A Bot! (By: David Milgrim)
2019
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45
Float, Flutter (By: Kathryn Durst, Marilyn Singer)
2019
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46
Knight Owls (By: Eric Seltzer)
2019
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47
My First Day of School (By: Alyssa Satin Capucilli, Jill Wachter)
2019
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48
We Can Ride Down the Slide (By: Jason Fruchter, Maggie Testa)
2019
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49
Gulp, Gobble (By: Marilyn Singer)
2019
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50
My First Puppy (By: Alyssa Satin Capucilli, Jill Wachter)
2019
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51
Books Are the Best (By: Jason Fruchter)
2019
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52
Bug Dipping, Bug Sipping (By: Marilyn Singer)
2020
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53
Sea Sheep (By: Eric Seltzer)
2020
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54
Daniel Goes Camping! (By: Jason Fruchter)
2020
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55
Come In, Zip! ( By: David Milgrim)
2020
Go
56
Bird Singing, Bird Winging (By: Marilyn Singer)
2020
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57
Cat Has a Plan (By: Laura Gehl)
2020
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58
For Otto (By: David Milgrim)
2020
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59
Roller Bears (By: Eric Seltzer)
2020
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60
The Bug in the Bog (By: Jonathan Fenske)
2020
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61
My First Kitten (By: Alyssa Satin Capucilli, Jill Wachter)
2020
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62
Clean-Up Time! (By: Jason Fruchter)
2020
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63
Diner Dogs (By: Eric Seltzer)
2021
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64
Goat Wants to Eat (By: Laura Gehl)
2021
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65
See Bip Grow! (By: David Milgrim)
2021
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66
Baking Day! (By: Jason Fruchter)
2021
Go
67
Sign Says Stop! (By: Alastair Heim, Yavae Sanae)
2021
Go
68
Read with Daniel Tiger! (By: Jason Fruchter)
2021
Go
69
Captain Cat and the Pirate Lunch (By: Emma J. Virjan)
2021
Go
70
Going Somewhere (By: David Milgrim)
2021
Go
71
Pill Bug Does Not Need Anybody (By: Jonathan Fenske)
2021
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72
Pig Makes Art (By: Laura Gehl)
2022
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73
Can Clam Go? (By: Adam Lehrhaupt)
2022
Go
74
Captain Cat Goes to Mars (By: Emma J. Virjan)
2022
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75
Can Blue Hide? (By: Adam Lehrhaupt)
2022
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76
Friends Forever! (By: Jason Fruchter)
2022
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77
Stomp! (By: Stephanie Calmenson, Baptiste Amsallem)
2022
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78
Bookstore Bunnies (By: Eric Seltzer)
2022
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79
Dog Can Hide ( By: Laura Gehl)
2023
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80
Big Bub, Small Tub (By: Alastair Heim)
2023
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81
Nat the Cat Takes a Bath (By: Jarrett Lerner)
2023
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82
Cat Sees Snow (By: Laura Gehl)
2023
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83
Frog Can Hop (By: Laura Gehl)
2023
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List of Collections in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
6
Twelve Tales from Aesop
1980
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List of Eric Carle Anthologies in Publication Order

#ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Artist to Artist
2007
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Eric Carle

Eric Carle was born on June 25th, 1929. Eric passed away May 23rd, 2021 at 91 years old. Eric Carle was born in Syracuse, New York, USA.

Eric Carle was the author of the World of Eric Carle series which consists of 79 novels. The World of Eric Carle series started in 1969 with the novel The Very Hungry Caterpillar. The most recently released novel in the World of Eric Carle series was Christmas Together with Polar Bear and Friends which was released in 2025. There are no upcoming novels for the World of Eric Carle series.

Eric Carle also wrote the Eric Carle Illustrated Books series which has 58 books including 1, 2, 3 to the Zoo and Pancakes, Pancakes!.

Eric Carle is a member of The Nielsen Bestseller Award's 21st Century Platinum Hall of Fame.

Eric Carle: Lists & Other Mentions

  • Love from The Very Hungry Caterpillar was a Wall Street Journal: #1 Hardcover Fiction Best Seller in 2016.
  • The Very Hungry Caterpillar has made several lists including:
    1. Amazon US: 100 Books to Read in a Lifetime Selection in 2014.
    2. BBC: 100 Greatest Childrens Books of All Time Selection in 2023.
    3. Publishers Weekly: Bestselling Novel in the United States in 2020 and 2021 and 2022.
    4. TES Magazine: Teacher's Favourite Books List Selection in 2013.
    5. BBC: The Big Read Selection in 2003.

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  1. Dr. Seuss, author of: Green Eggs and Ham.
  2. J.K. Rowling, author of the Harry Potter Series.
  3. John Grisham, author of the Jake Brigance Series.
  4. E.B. White, author of: Charlotte's Web.
  5. J.R.R. Tolkien, author of The Lord of the Rings Series.

Eric Carle: F.A.Q

When was Eric Carle Born?

Eric Carle was born on June 25th, 1929.

When did Eric Carle die?

Eric Carle died on May 23rd, 2021 at 91 years old.

Where was Eric Carle Born?

Eric Carle was born in Syracuse, New York, USA.

What was the first book Eric Carle wrote?

The first book written by Eric Carle was 1, 2, 3 to the Zoo, published in 1968.

What was the most recent book Eric Carle wrote?

His most recently released work was Lunar New Year with The Very Hungry Caterpillar (a short story) on December 2nd, 2025.

What is the most popular book by Eric Carle?

Based on the number of readers on Book Notification, the most popular Eric Carle book is The Very Hungry Caterpillar. Here are his most popular books:
  1. The Very Hungry Caterpillar (8.67)
  2. The Very Busy Spider (8.5)
  3. The Grouchy Ladybug (7)
  4. A House for Hermit Crab (7)
  5. Eric Carle's Dragons, Dragons (8)

How many books has Eric Carle written?

Eric Carle has written 161 books excluding contributions to anthologies. 15 books in the My Very First Book Series, 1 book in the STEM Gear Series, 4 books in the What's Your Favorite Series, 79 books in the World of Eric Carle Series, 58 books in the Eric Carle Illustrated Books, 2 Non-Fiction Books, 1 book in the Ready-to-Read: Pre-Level 1 Series, 1 Collections.

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