Eric Carle Eric Carle Eric Carle (born June 25, 1929) is an American designer, illustrator, and writer of children's books. He is most noted for "The Very Hungry Caterpillar", a picture book that has been translated into more than 65 languages and sold more than 46 million copies, which is equivalent to 1.7 copies sold every minute since it was published. Since it was published in 1969 he has illustrated more than 70 books, most of which he also wrote, and more than 145 million copies of his books have been sold around the world. In 2003, the American Library Association awarded
Jean Carle Liberal campaign, through he himself was not entirely sure what it was, only to have that statement denied later the same day by one of his aides, Nancy Girard. Jean Carle Jean Carle (born July 16, 1962) is a Canadian former civil servant, business executive and Liberal Party operative noted for his close relationship with former Prime Minister Jean Chrétien. Carle was described by "Maclean's" in 1998 as being so close to Chrétien as to be almost a member of the Chrétien family. Carle was born in Montreal, Quebec, the son of Robert and Gervaise (née Loignon) and was educated