“The Very Hungry Caterpillar” by Eric Carle, has been delighting children around the world for years. Now, Polish writer and illustrator Martyna Wiśniewska Michalak has given the classic a hilarious makeover for the COVID-19 era. The World’s Sarah Birnbaum reports.
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