FILE - The American children's book author, graphic artist and illustrator Eric Carle, taken on April 27, 1989 in Frankfurt.
Eric Carle, author of the famously popular children’s book, "The Very Hungry Caterpillar," has died at 91. Family released a statement on Carle’s official website which read, "In the light of the moon, holding on to a good star, a painter of rainbows is now traveling across the night sky." Carle's family said he died on May 23 at his summer studio in Northampton, Massachusetts, with family members at his side.
Through books like "Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?" "Do You Want to Be My Friend?" and "From Head to Toe," Carle introduced universal themes in simple words and bright colors.