Eric Carle

Eric Carle

About the Author

Eric Carle, in my mind, is a brilliant writer and artist. He was born in the Untiled States but moved to Germany at the age of six. He lived there until graduating from an art school by the name of Akademie der bildenden Kunste. He left Germany to go back to the United States where he worked for The New York Times and later an advertizing agency as an art director.



He found his true calling after another author asked him to collaborate on a children's book. This book "Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?" was a hit and helped Mr. Carle to start illistrating and writing his own children's books.



The result was "1, 2, 3 to the Zoo" and many more, including the best selling book, "The Very Hungry Caterpillar".

Monday, July 4, 2011

The Very Hungry Caterpillar - Book Trailer

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The Eric Carle Museum

The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art

Located in Amherst, Massachusetts



Did you know that Eric Carle has his very own museum dedicated to his picture book art?



Here he is creating another master piece!








Have you ever wondered how he makes his illustrations for his children's books? Well, I have! It's really interesting and unique, playful and fun. He uses a technique called collage. That is when you take many of the same materials and put them together on a backing; in his case it is tissue paper that he has hand painted. He then cuts pieces of these papers and puts them together to form the image in his mind. Most of his images are of animals because he is an animal and nature lover.


You can visit this museum if you happen to be visiting the area of Amherst, Massachusetts. For more information, please go to http://www.carlemuseum.org/Visit . There you will find hours of operation, admission prices and much more!












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Recognition and Awards

Eric Carle has won and been recognized with many prestigious awards. Here are just a few.

New York Times Ten Best Illustrated Books of the Year selection, 1969, for The Very Hungry Caterpillar

Children's Choice award, Children's Book Council, for The Very Lonely Firefly, 1984

First Prize for picture books, International Children's Book Fair, 1970, for 1, 2, 3 to the Zoo

If you would like to read more about his awards, follow this link to more fun reading about our favorite author.

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Introducing My Love for Eric Carle Children's Books







I have been in love with Eric Carle books since the first grade. My teacher Miss Jones read "The Very Hungry Caterpillar" to our class and I will never forget how this book struck the artist in me. The colors were so vivid and I remember the wholes in each page. This book was so different from most of the picture books of that time.





Eric Carle was a best selling author and has sold more than 30 million copies of his books, in over 50 different languages. Wow!


I am now 35 years old and read these pieces of art to my children. I have six very active children from the ages of nine to ten months old. Each of them has their favorite book to read or be read too, but I noticed that when bedtime rolls around, each child wants me to read an Eric Carle book. They love looking at the art and asking questions about the pictures. They touch each page and sometimes they will enjoy reading them out loud to me!


Our recommendations are as followed:


The Very Hungry Caterpillar

The Seahorse

Pancakes, Pancakes!


I hope that you will enjoy reading these books as much as we have. And thanks for reading my blog!


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