The Very Hungry Caterpillar author Eric Carle dies aged 91

Author Eric Carle has died aged 91 (Richard Drew/AP, File)

Eric Carle, author of well-known children’s book The Very Hungry Caterpillar, has died aged 91, his family said.

In an announcement issued by Penguin Young Leaders, the family said the beloved children’s author and illustrator died on Sunday at his summer studio in Northampton, Massachusetts.