Eric Carle

 American writer and illustrator  Born June 25, 1929 (84 years old) in NY  Moved to Germany at age 6; attended prestigious art school; Akademie der bildenden Kunste.  Graduated and moved back to New York in 1952 with a portfolio and 40 dollars in hand.  Hired by Bill Martin Jr. to illustrate “Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?” after Martin liked a red lobster Carle had done in an advertisement. (Beginning of his career)  From this, he found that illustrating alone was not entirely satisfying and wanted to try writing as well (he excelled). Eric Carle: Illustrator

 Began drawing at an early age, even before moving to Germany  Started illustrating to “do something special that would show a child the joy to be found in books”  He has illustrated more than 70 books, most of which he also wrote! “I will never stop being a scribbler”-Eric Carle Love of drawing early on

 Eric Carle's art is distinctive and instantly recognizable.  His art work is created in collage form, using hand-painted papers, which he cuts and layers to form bright and colorful images.  All of his pictures are horizontal throughout his books.  Uses lots of color, but no background color (unless for a white object).  Everything is mostly rounded (due to cutting his own shapes with scissors by hand).  Text is easy to read. What makes him Different?

Can you see his style in these examples of his work?

 The Very Hungry Caterpillar was written 45 years ago (1969).  The Very Hungry Caterpillar about a little caterpillar who hatches on day to find himself very hungry. As the days progress, he begins to eat more varieties of food, and more in quantity as well. Finally full, he makes a cocoon around himself and goes to sleep; waking up a few weeks later transformed into a butterfly.  The idea for this book came to Eric Carle one day while he was sitting around playfully punching holes into a stack of paper with a hole-puncher, when he thought to himself that they reminded him of a book worm. The book worm was then changed to a green worm, and with the help of his editor Ann Beneduce was later changed to a caterpillar.  This book has been translated into at least 40 different languages, making enjoyment for millions of children all over the world. Awards: -New York Times Ten Best Picture Books of the Year citation, American Institute of Graphic Arts award, Best Children's Books of England citation, Selection du Grand Prix des Treize, France, Brooklyn Museum Art Books for Children citation, 1973, 1976, Nakamori Reader's Prize, Japan,  * A copy is sold every 57 seconds The Very Hungry Caterpillar Written and illustrated by Eric Carle First Published in 1969

Kurt Vonnegut Jr. Literature Award presented by the Indianapolis-Marion County Public Library, 2008 Honorary Degree from Bates College, Lewiston, ME, 2007 The NEA Foundation Award for Outstanding Service to Public Education, 2007 John P. McGovern Award in Behavioral Sciences, Smithsonian Institution, 2006 Laura Ingalls Wilder Award from the Association for Library Service to Children, American Library Association, 2003 Honorary Degree from Niagara University, Niagara, NY, 2002 Officer’s Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany, 2001 Honorary Degree from College of Our Lady the Elms, Chicopee, MA, 2001 Japan Picture Book Award, Presented by Mainichi Newspaper for Lifetime Achievement, 2000 Outstanding Friend of Children, Pittsburgh Children’s Museum, 1999 Regina Medal, Catholic Library Association, 1999 University of Southern Mississippi Medallion from DeGrumond Collection, University of Southern Mississippi, Hattisburg, MS, 1997 The 1995 David McCord Children’s Literature Citation, Framingham State College + The Nobscot Reading Council of the International Reading Association, 1995 Silver Medal from the City of Milano, Italy, 1989 * The above list is a selection of awards Eric Carle has won over the years. Awards

Books (Written and Illustrated) Baumann, Hans. Thank You, Brother Bear. New York: Scholastic Trade Carle, Eric. 1,2,3 to the Zoo. New York: Grosset & Dunlap Carle, Eric. 10 Little Rubber Ducks. New York: Harper Festival Carle, Eric. A House for Hermit Crab. New York: Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing *Carle, Eric. All About Arthur. Everyman LTD *Carle, Eric. All Around Us. New York: Simon & Schuster Carle, Eric. Baby Bear, Baby Bear, What Do You See? New York: Henry Holt and Company Carle, Eric. Catch the Ball! New York: Philomel Carle, Eric. Do You Want to Be My Friend? New York: Philomel Carle, Eric. Does A Kangaroo Have a Mother, Too? New York: HarperCollins Publishers Carle, Eric. Draw Me a Star. New York: Penguin Putnam Books for Young Readers Carle, Eric. Dream Snow. New York: Philomel Carle, Eric. Eric Carle’s 123. New York: Grosset and Dunlap Carle, Eric. Eric Carle’s ABC. New York: Grosset & Dunlap Carle, Eric. Eric Carle’s Storybook, Seven Tales by the Brothers Grimm. Franklin Watts Carle, Eric. Eric Carle’s Treasury of Classic Stories for Children. New York: Orchard Books Carle, Eric. Flora and Tiger: 19 very short stories from my life. New York: Penguin Putnam Books Carle, Eric. From Head to Toe. Mexico: HarperCollins Publishers Inc Carle, Eric. Have You Seen My Cat? New York: Aladdin Carle, Eric. Hello, Red Fox. New York: Simon and Schuster Books Carle, Eric. I See a Song. New York: Scholastic Carle, Eric. Let’s Paint a Rainbow. New York: Cartwheel Books Carle, Eric. Little Cloud. Hong Kong: Putnam Juvenile Carle, Eric. Mister Seahorse. New York: Philomel Books Carle, Eric. My Apron. New York: Philomel Books Carle, Eric. My Very First Book of Animal Sounds. New York: Penguin Group Carle, Eric. My Very First Book of Colors. New York: Festival Carle, Eric. My Very First Book of Food. New York: Philomel Carle, Eric. My Apron. New York: Philomel Books Carle, Eric. My Very First Book of Animal Sounds. New York: Penguin Group Carle, Eric. My Very First Book of Colors. New York: Festival Carle, Eric. My Very First Book of Food. New York: Philomel *Carle, Eric. My Very First Book of Growth. Carousel *Carle, Eric. My Very First Book of Heads and Tales. Festival *Carle, Eric. My Very First Book of Homes. Carousel Whipple, Laura. Dragons Dragons. Carle, Eric. New York: Philomel

“They are deceptively simple. I admit that. But for me, all my life I try to simplify things. As a child in school, things were very hard for me to understand often, and developed a knack, I think. I developed a process to simplify things so I would understand them.” -Eric Carle

 Illustrator: Famous Authors. (2014). Retrieved from NCCIL. (2014). National Center for Children’s Illustrated Literature. Retrieved from Official. (2014). Official Eric Carle website. Retrieved from carle.com/home.htmlhttp:// carle.com/home.html Reading Rockets. (2014). “Reduce reduce reduce”. Retrieved from Scholastic Author Study (2014). Retrieved from Scholastic. (2014). Retrieved from 0#cart/cleanuphttp:// 0#cart/cleanup  Images: Retrieved from References