這部全面更新對艾瑞克·卡爾 (Eric Carle) 的生活和工作進行了探索，其中包括：
全新煥然一新的封面
他書中的六十多幅全彩插圖
全彩藝術作品展示了他超越書籍作品的藝術風格（本版新增！）
一部關於他一生的感人自傳（為本版更新）
艾瑞克·卡爾最初在國會圖書館兒童文學中心發表的富有洞察力的演講
一篇關於他如何創作拼貼畫的攝影文章
他所有書籍的全彩插圖參考書目
他的老朋友兼《好餓的毛毛蟲》的編輯 Ann Beneduce 的軼事感想
他的德國出版商 Viktor Christen 博士和東京 Chihiro Iwasaki 博物館館長 Takeshi Matsumoto 發表了關於他藝術力量的文章。
本版新增了埃里克·卡爾圖畫書藝術博物館的首席策展人兼創始館長尼古拉斯·B·克拉克和卡爾的執行董事亞歷山德拉·肯尼迪的文章。
Eric Carle's life and work are explored in this comprehensive and updated portrait that includes:
A brand-new and refreshed cover
More than sixty full-colour illustrations from his books
Full-colour art pieces showcasing his art style beyond his book work (New to this edition!)
A moving autobiographical account of his life (updated for this edition)
An insightful speech by Eric Carle originally given at the Children's Literature Center in the Library of Congress
A photographic essay on how he creates his collages
A full-colour illustrated bibliography of all of his books
Anecdotal reflections by Ann Beneduce, his longtime friend and editor of The Very Hungry Caterpillar
Essays on the power of his art by his German publisher, Dr. Viktor Christen, and Takeshi Matsumoto, curator at the Chihiro Iwasaki Museum in Tokyo. New for this edition, essays by Nicholas B. Clark, chief curator and founding director of The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art, and Alexandra Kennedy, executive director of The Carle.
