NEW YORK (AP) - Some beloved creatures by children's book author Eric Carle are headed to a New York stage next year.

Jonathan Rockefeller's "The Very Hungry Caterpillar Show" will make its U.S. premiere with 75 puppets acting out four Carle books - "The Artist Who Painted a Blue Horse," ''Mister Seahorse," ''The Very Lonely Firefly" and "The Very Hungry Caterpillar."Performances begin Jan. 30 at the 47th Street Theatre. The show, targeted at children from ages 3-7, debuted at the Sydney Festival in Australia in January.Rockefeller is a co-founder of Rockefeller Productions, a company that combines film, theater, animation, puppetry and television. He also co-wrote and produced the puppet-parody "Thank You for Being a Friend."Online:

http://www.hungrycaterpillarshow.com/