In his trademark collages, Carle welcomes back a classic character whose grumpy mood is evident in her downturned mouth. Other animal friends act out their positive responses to the offer of “hugs and ...

“Christmas means joy for all”—almost. Carl’s enduring Grumpy Ladybug doesn’t have holiday spirit, even as the season’s sights, sounds, and traditions move into full swing: “Bells ring/ and everyone ...

Mentor Public Library is celebrating what would have been Eric Carle’s 94th birthday with a pair of programs this June. Carle is the author and illustrator behind “The Very Hungry Caterpillar,” “The ...

I suspect that most of you know exactly what I mean when I say that it makes you feel better to make someone else feel good. That’s what happened to me one morning in mid-March after I drove to ...