Very Eric Carle - Children's Museum of Pittsburgh

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young blonde boy holding both hands onto a wall that lights up with insect and grass illustrations from Very Eric Carle exhibit

opens Saturday, May 23

Step into the pages of Eric Carle’s colorful picture books in Very Eric Carle: A Very Hungry, Quiet, Lonely, Clumsy, Busy Exhibit!

At this play-and-learn exhibit, visitors learn from each of the five special insects featured in Eric Carle’s classic “Very” series who take journeys of discovery. Each story, illustrated in his hand-painted tissue paper collage technique, is a testament to Eric Carle’s love of nature, his respect for the emotional lives of children, and his recurring themes of friendship, creativity and the power of imagination.

You can:

• Become the Very Hungry Caterpillar as you follow his path
• Weave a web with the Very Busy Spider
• Find your light with the Very Lonely Firefly
• Play and jump like the Very Clumsy Click Beetle
• Compose a night symphony with the Very Quiet Cricket
• Create artwork using many of Eric Carle’s materials and techniques

Very Eric Carle: A Very Hungry, Quiet, Lonely, Clumsy, Busy Exhibit was co-organized by Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh and The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art. TM & © 2026 Penguin Random House LLC. All Rights Reserved.