{"product_id":"the-very-hungry-caterpillars-first-poems-9798217141777","title":"The Very Hungry Caterpillar's First Poems","description":"\u003cb\u003eIntroduce young readers to poetry with The Very Hungry Caterpillar in the first-ever collection of original poems from the World of Eric Carle!\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCaterpillar's Wish\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eI made a little wish\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eon the first star in the sky.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eI wished that I could turn into--\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ea big blue butterfly!\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis tender collection of first poems invites young readers into the world of poetry. Featuring Eric Carle's beloved artwork and twelve original poems by award-winning poet Charles Ghigna (Father Goose), this keepsake casebound board book is perfect for little ones and their families to read and enjoy together.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Charles Ghigna\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e World of Eric Carle\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/17\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 28\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Board Book\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.10h x 8.20w x 1.10d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798217141777\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAudience:\u003c\/b\u003e Baby-Preschool\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCharles Ghigna\u003c\/b\u003e (Father Goose(R)) is an award-winning children's author and poet of more than one hundred books from Disney, Random House, Red Comet, Schiffer, Scholastic, Simon \u0026amp; Schuster, and Time Inc., as well as more than five thousand poems that appear in anthologies, textbooks, syndicated newspapers, and magazines ranging from \u003ci\u003eHarper's Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e and the \u003ci\u003eNew Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e to \u003ci\u003eHighlights\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eCricket\u003c\/i\u003e magazines. He has served as a poet in residence at the Alabama School of Fine Arts, an instructor of creative writing at Samford University, a poetry editor of \u003ci\u003eEnglish Journal\u003c\/i\u003e for the National Council of Teachers of English, and a nationally syndicated feature writer for Tribune Media Services. Ghigna has read his poems at the Library of Congress, the John F. Kennedy Center, the American Library in Paris, the American School in Paris, the American International Schools in the Americas, schools in Alaska, and conferences, libraries, book events, and schools throughout the US and overseas. For more information, please visit FatherGoose.com. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eEric Carle\u003c\/b\u003e was the legendary and bestselling creator of \u003ci\u003eThe Very Hungry Caterpillar\u003c\/i\u003e and more than seventy other classic books for very young children. \u003ci\u003eThe Very Hungry Caterpillar\u003c\/i\u003e has sold over sixty million copies and has been translated into more than eighty languages. Eric Carle was honored many times for his work, having received the Laura Ingalls Wilder Award (now called the Children's Literature Legacy Award) from the American Library Association, the NEA Foundation Award for Outstanding Service to Public Education, and many other national and international awards. In 2002, Eric Carle and his wife, Barbara, cofounded The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art in Amherst, Massachusetts. Eric Carle passed away in 2021, at the age of ninety-one.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Charles Ghigna \/ Board Book \/ English","offer_id":47674880196765,"sku":"9798217141777","price":29.97,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_be4bc37d-0805-435c-bfdf-3ccae990468f.jpg?v=1771915385","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/the-very-hungry-caterpillars-first-poems-9798217141777","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}