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ERIC CARLE
- 1,2,3 To The Zoo
- Pancakes, Pancakes!
- The Tiny Seed
- Walter The Baker
- Have You Seen My Cat?
- Do You Want To Be My Friend?
- Rooster's Off To See The World
- The Mixed-Up Chameleon
- The Very Busy Spider
- Today Is Monday
- From Head To Toe
Written in 1969, the Very Hungry Caterpillar became Carle's best selling work. It has sold over 33 million copies and been translated into over 50 languages.
The Very Hungry Caterpillar
Writing Style
Biography Continued
Carle's children's stories focus on themes he loves such as nature. He attempts to allow children to learn about the world around them, while enjoying his stories. Carle seems to know and understand what children like to read about; for this reason, his stories have been a huge success.
- In 2002, Carle opened up the Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art; the focus of this museum was the appreciation and understanding of art in children's picture books
- He has illustrated over 70 books, most of which we wrote
- One reason children may find Carle's works so appealing is due to his intuitive understanding and respect for children, which they instantly sense
Works
Written and illustrated by Eric Carle:
Interesting Facts
- Carle has sold over 110 million copies of his books worldwide
“With many of my books I attempt to bridge the gap between the home and school. To me home represents, or should represent; warmth, security, toys, holding hands, being held. School is a strange and new place for a child. Will it be a happy place? There are new people, a teacher, classmates—will they be friendly?
- In 2009, Google asked Carle to design their logo "Google Doodle" celebrating the first day of Spring
Biography
- Born in 1929 in Syracuse, New York
- When he was six years old he moved to Germany
- At 23, he returned to the U.S. and became a graphic designer for The New York Times
- In the 1960's, Carle was asked to help illustrate a children's book for Bill Martin Jr. entitled "Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What do you See?"
- This was the turning point and he officially decided to give up advertising and begin illustrating and writing children's books instead
Illustrating Style
Eric Carle's art is very distinctive and recognizable. His technique is using a collage to create the illustrations. The tools used are hand-painted papers cut into bright images. Sometimes, Carle even uses die-cut pages or twinkling lights for an added dimension.
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