“He built a small house, called a cocoon, around himself. He stayed inside for more than two weeks. Then he nibbled a hole in the cocoon, pushed his way out and…

he was a beautiful butterfly!”

— Eric Carle , book The Very Hungry Caterpillar

Source: The Very Hungry Caterpillar

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American children's illustrator and writer 1929

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