Ep 749 - The Very Hungry Caterpillar (and Other Stories), by Eric Carle

Ep 749 - The Very Hungry Caterpillar (and Other Stories), by Eric Carle

From Overdue by Headgum

May 4, 2026 · 1h 14m

About this episode

The episode celebrates Children's Book Week by discussing the works of Eric Carle, focusing on several of his beloved children's stories.

To celebrate this year's Children's Book Week, we're discussing the work of children's author and illustrator Eric Carle, whose colorful art and innovative prints have delighted our children (and us!) for years. Since they're each pretty short we decided to talk about a bunch of them, including: 1. The Very Hungry Caterpillar 2. Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? (with Bill Martin, Jr.) 3. Polar Bear, Polar Bear, What Do You Hear? (with Bill Martin, Jr.) 4. My Very First Book of Numbers 5. My Very First Book of Colors 6. The Grouchy Ladybug 7. The Very Lonely Firefly This episode is sponsored by Squarespace. Go to  squarespace.com/overdue  for 10% of your first purchase of a website or domain. Our theme music was composed by  Nick Lerangis . Follow @overduepod on  Instagram  and  Bluesky Advertise on Overdue See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

People in this episode

Host: Headgum

Topics covered

  • children's literature
  • Eric Carle
  • illustration
  • book discussion
  • children's books
  • art
  • storytelling

Keywords

  • Eric Carle
  • children's books
  • illustration
  • The Very Hungry Caterpillar
  • book discussion
  • children's literature
  • art

Sponsors

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Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: The Very Hungry Caterpillar, Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?, Polar Bear, Polar Bear, What Do You Hear?, My Very First Book of Numbers, My Very First Book of Colors, The Grouchy Ladybug, The Very Lonely Firefly

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