Eric Carle By Rebecca Pauly

The life of Eric Carle His Life Career Awards Eric Carle was born in Syracuse, New York. When Eric Carle was six years old he moved to Germany with his parents. Eric grew up there and graduated form Akademie der bildenden Künste, a prestigious art school. In 1952, he moved back to New York and found a job as a graphic designer. The first book Eric Carle illustrated was “Brown Bear Brown Bear, What do you See?” written by Bill Martin Jr. The first book Eric Carle wrote was 1,2,3 to the Zoo and followed by The Very Hungry Caterpillar. Eric Carle has won many awards but here are a few, Officer’s Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany, 2001 Silver Medal from the City of Milano, Italy, 1989 Kurt Vonnegut Jr. Literature Award presented by the Indianapolis-Marion County Public Library, 2008 Honorary Degree from Bates College, Lewiston, ME, 2007 Career Awards

“We have eyes, and we're looking at stuff all the time, all day long “We have eyes, and we're looking at stuff all the time, all day long. And I just think that whatever our eyes touch should be beautiful, tasteful, appealing, and important.” Eric Carle

I would place Eric Carle books on the classroom bookshelf. I would also place his books in different places around the classroom to strike interest in my students.

The following books are written and/or illustrated by Eric Carle in the 1960s 1967, Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? (illustrator) 1968, 1, 2, 3 to the Zoo 1969, The Very Hungry Caterpillar

The following books are written and/or illustrated by Eric Carle in 1970-1973 1970, Pancakes, Pancakes! 1970, The Tiny Seed 1970, Tales of the Nincompoop (illustrator) 1970, The Boastful Fisherman (illustrator) 1971, Feathered Ones and Furry (illustrator) 1971, The Scarecrow Clock (illustrator) 1971, Do You Want to Be My Friend? 1972, Rooster’s Off to See the World 1972, The Very Long Tail 1972, The Secret Birthday Message 1972, Walter the Baker 1973, Do Bears Have Mothers Too? (illustrator) 1973, Have You Seen My Cat? 1973, I See a Song, 1973

The following books are written and/or illustrated by Eric Carle in 1974-1978 1974, Split-page book collection: My Very First Book of Numbers My Very First Book of Colors My Very First Book of Shapes My Very First Book of Words 1974, Why Noah Chose the Dove (illustrator) 1974, All About Arthur 1975, The Hole in the Dike (illustrator) 1975, The Mixed-Up Chameleon 1976, Eric Carle’s Storybook, Seven Tales by the Brothers Grimm 1977, The Grouchy Ladybug 1978, Watch Out! A Giant! 1978, Seven Stories by Hans Christian Andersen (sequel to Seven Tales by the Brothers Grimm)

The following books are written and/or illustrated by Eric Carle in 1980-1985 1980, Twelve Tales from Aesop 1981, The Honeybee and the Robber 1982, Otter Nonsense (illustrator) 1982, Catch the Ball! 1982, What's for Lunch 1983, Chip Has Many Brothers (illustrator) 1984, The Very Busy Spider 1985, The Foolish Tortoise (illustrator) 1985, The Greedy Python (illustrator, companion to The Foolish Tortoise) 1985, The Mountain that Loved a Bird (illustrator)

The following books are written and/or illustrated by Eric Carle in 1986-1989 1986, All Around Us 1986, Papa, Please Get the Moon for Me 1986, Group of small-format books: My Very First Book of Sounds My Very First Book of Food My Very First Book of Tools My Very First Book of Touch My Very First Book of Motion My Very First Book of Growth My Very First Book of Homes My Very First Book of Heads 1986, All in a Day (Mitsumasa Anno editor) 1987, A House for Hermit Crab 1988, The Lamb and the Butterfly (illustrator) 1988, Eric Carle’s Treasury of Classic Stories for Children 1989, Animals Animals (illustrator)

The following books are written and/or illustrated by Eric Carle in 1990-1999 1990, The Very Quiet Cricket 1991, Polar Bear, Polar Bear, What Do You Hear? (illustrator) 1991, Dragons Dragons (illustrator) 1992, Draw Me a Star 1993, Today Is Monday 1994, My Apron 1995, The Very Lonely Firefly 1996, Little Cloud 1997, From Head to Toe 1997, Flora and Tiger: 19 very short stories from my life 1998, Hello, Red Fox 1998, You Can Make a Collage: A Very Simple How-to Book 1999, The Very Clumsy Click Beetle

The following books are written and/or illustrated by Eric Carle in 2000-2011 2000, Does A Kangaroo Have A Mother, Too? 2000, Dream Snow 2002, “Slowly, Slowly, Slowly,” said the Sloth 2003, Where Are You Going? To See My Friend! (with Kazuo Iwamura) 2003, Panda Bear, Panda Bear, What Do You See? (illustrator) 2004, Mister Seahorse 2005, 10 Little Rubber Ducks 2006, My Very First Book of Numbers 2007, Baby Bear, Baby Bear, What Do You See? 2008, The Rabbit and the Turtle 2009, Google Logo Design (illustrator) 2009, The Very Hungry Caterpillar, Pop-Up Edition (40th Anniversary Tribute Book) 2011, The Artist Who Painted A Blue Horse  

Children love Eric Carle books!

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