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Arts & Humanities > Children's Literature Book reviews: The Very Hungry Caterpillar, by Eric Carle: 12 of 17

George W. Bush's favorite children's book? Bush has declared it is "The Very Hungry Caterpillar" by Eric Carle. Now, to be clear, the book he named as "his favorite children's book" was NOT "his favorite book as a child," since Eric Carle's book was not published until 1969 when Bush was a twenty-something Yale graduate. This book may have been brought to his attention by his wife, Laura, who is a former children's librarian, or perhaps it was a favorite bedtime book he read to his own children. It is known that during his political career he read "Caterpillar" to school children on many o...
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