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 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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