# RIP Eric Carle

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-eric-carle/943034>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Tags:** books-writing-myths\
**Created:** [May 27, 2021, 12:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-eric-carle/943034 "2021-05-27T12:06:10Z")\
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**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\
**Post date:** [May 27, 2021, 12:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-eric-carle/943034/1 "2021-05-27T12:06:10Z")

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The Very Hungry Caterpillar must be feeling a pain in its tummy for a very different reason today.

His illustrations were bright and interesting, and his stories perfect for toddlers.

> **[Eric Carle has passed at age 91](https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2021/5/26/2032326/-Eric-Carle-has-passed-at-age-91?utm_campaign=trending)**
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> My wife and I have two kids, a 17-year-old daughter and a 19-year-old son, that are pretty great. We both believe the best thing we did for them as parents was read to them nightly. At least five books a night, starting with picture books as...

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**Author:** ![Dr\_Paprika](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr_paprika/32/3042_2.png) [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\
**Post date:** [May 27, 2021, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-eric-carle/943034/2 "2021-05-27T15:51:22Z")

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I have never read this often mentioned book. This is surprising - my parents read a lot to us as kids and we went to the local library every week.

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**Author:** ![Dendarii\_Dame](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bbce88/32.png) [@Dendarii\_Dame](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dendarii_Dame)\
**Post date:** [May 27, 2021, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-eric-carle/943034/3 "2021-05-27T18:23:41Z")

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My favorite book of his was The Very Clumsy Click Beetle.

“Quick! Click and flip!”

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**Author:** ![Horatio\_Hellpop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e5b9ba/32.png) [@Horatio\_Hellpop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horatio_Hellpop)\
**Post date:** [May 28, 2021, 6:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-eric-carle/943034/4 "2021-05-28T06:51:34Z")

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I’m an English teacher at a kindergarten in South Korea. He is _very_ well represented in our library. I just became a fan of his this past year. Sad news indeed.