SLJ contributing editor Rocco Staino and children’s book expert Anita Silvey at the Eric Carle Honors Gala in New York City on September 20. Photo by Johnny Wolf, courtesy of the Eric Carle Museum.

Eric Carle, renowned author and illustrator of 70 books, including the 1969 classic, The Very Hungry Caterpillar, co-founded the Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art with his wife in 2002. The museum honors several authors and illustrators every year. Photo by Debra Lau Whelan