Penguin Young Readers and The World of Eric Carle have partnered with Rockefeller Productions, producers of the critically-acclaimed Very Hungry Caterpillar Show, to launch an all-new children’s variety show featuring puppetry, read-alouds, crafting tutorials, and animation centered around the author’s beloved, classic character on the brand new official World of Eric Carle Youtube Channel. The channel will premiere the first 15-minute episode on November 17th, with new episodes releasing every two weeks over the next year. The channel is live now at youtube.com/c/WorldofEricCarle.
Jen Loja, President, Penguin Young Readers, said, “As Eric Carle’s longtime publishers, Penguin Young Readers is proud to launch this fun and accessible new platform for children and families to engage with the world of Eric Carle. Through storytelling, interactive art projects, puppetry, and animation, Eric Carle’s beloved and timeless characters and creativity can now be experienced in new and exciting ways by a whole new generation.”
Jonathan Rockefeller of Rockefeller Productions said, “This has been a wonderful opportunity to combine all the things that Eric Carle loved – making art, reading and bringing his marvelous characters and creations to life in the form of puppets. It’s been fantastic to collaborate in this way with all our other long-standing partners on this venture; including Storytoys and Penguin Young Readers”.
Each episode in the all-new series features three segments – puppetry from the cast of The Very Hungry Caterpillar Show, a read-aloud from a special guest, and a crafting tutorial based on each episode’s theme – along with interstitial animated segments from StoryToys, producers of the Very Hungry Caterpillar Apps available on the Apple App Store, Google Play, and Amazon. In the future, The World of Eric Carle Youtube Channel will expand to include livestreams, art contests, musical content, and more, continuing Eric Carle’s mission of going beyond the visual to give young children a truly interactive experience.
Upcoming episode themes will include:
Spiders (with The Very Busy Spider)
Fruit (with The Very Hungry Caterpillar)
Color (with The Artist Who Painted a Blue Horse)
Loud and Quiet (with The Very Quiet Cricket)
The launch of The World of Eric Carle YouTube channel was featured by License Global and Scary Mommy.