Eric Carle 2009, celebrating the first day of spring. He also designed a "Google doodle" with autumnal theme for the use in Southern Hemisphere. "The Very Hungry Caterpillar" was chosen by Jumpstart for Young Children as the book for Read For the Record 2009 on October 8 of that year. The program encourages educators, librarians and parents to try to have as many as possible read the same book on the same day all over the world. Carle has won numerous awards for his work in children's literature, including the Japan Picture Book Award, the Regina Medal and the Lifetime Achievement Award
Voyage: Inspired by Jules Verne "Journey to the Center of the Moon" was announced for the PC at E3 2005. The Adventure Company collaborated with developers Kheops Studios for the release. Benoît Hozjan, the co-founder of Kheops Studio, became Managing Director of the game, while Alexis Lang became the Lead Game Designer. "Journey to the Center of the Moon" was later renamed "Voyage: Inspired by Jules Verne". Benoît Hozjan explained the change, saying that "Journey to the Center of the Moon" "seems to be confusing and some people thought that it could be the sequel to "Journey to the Center of the Earth"," another Verne-inspired