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Dear Friends, I thought you might enjoy a small view into my daily life in Florida. I have said it often and it remains true that I very much enjoy the quiet days at home in my garden, playing [...]

Dear Friends, I wanted to share some of the stories and photographs of international celebrations marking the 40th anniversary of The Very Hungry Caterpillar. The Very Hungry Caterpillar has been [...]

Dear Friends, My wife Bobbie and I are sending our best wishes to all who are celebrating the 40th Anniversary of The Very Hungry Caterpillar today and our heartfelt gratitude for all of the [...]

Dear Friends, A group of kindergarten students from Michigan visited my web site recently and watched how I painted a mural on a large piece of Tyvek that I rolled out on the floor of my studio. [...]

Dear Friends, I hope you will enjoy these wonderful pictures of the new Pop-Up edition of The Very Hungry Caterpillar being read by a group of children. These photos make me happy as a starred [...]

Dear Friends, This year I am celebrating two birthdays, my own 80th and the 40th anniversary of The Very Hungry Caterpillar. There are many events and programs happening around the world for The [...]

Dear Friends, I am often asked what my favorite this or that is – color, character, animal – and occasionally someone will ask – What is your favorite food? And while there are many foods I [...]

  Dear Friends, I was delighted to be asked to create a piece for the House of Illustration, a picture book art museum being developed in London by Quentin Blake and other friends in the UK. [...]

Dear Friends, It has been a great pleasure and privilege to work with my Japanese publisher Kaisei-sha over the years. Our relationship began in the late 1960’s, when my editor Ann Beneduce [...]

Dear Friends, Since turning 75 when I made the decision to retire from the daily office and studio work, I have been fortunate to live in two places of great beauty, spending the winter in one of [...]