Inspired by Eric Carle's classic tale The Very Hungry Caterpillar. Bring to life the beloved main character of Eric Carle's The Very Hungry Caterpillar. This all-time favorite is now a cuddly, huggable large plush toy that is sure to wiggle its way into your heart. Little ones can pretend to follow The Very Hungry Caterpillar as it grows from egg, to cocoon to a beautiful butterfly. The popular book behind this new 7" soft beanie toy also teaches the days of the week, counting, and more. Eric Carle is the most celebrated children's author / illustrator of all time, with a book sold every 30 seconds and 88 million books sold worldwide. For the first time ever, many of Eric Carle's beloved book characters will leap from the pages into the arms of children, parents, grandparents, and teachers. Each huggable creature brings Eric Carle's vision of books to play with, toys to read to life for children of all ages. All Eric Carle toys include The World of Eric Carle sewn-on logo label and a hangtag featuring the original book cover art on the front.