1. Eric Carl
By Cassie Wood

2. Eric Carl is an author and an illustrator
What does that mean?
What does an author do?
What about an illustrator?

3. Before he wrote books he…
When he was only 6 he moved to Germany, a whole different country a long way away.
How would you feel if you had to move so far?
While he was in Germany he went to an art college
He decided he wanted to come back to the United States when he was a grown up, but he didn’t have very much money, so he has to work very hard.
He started as an illustrator for another author, but soon he started writing his own books…

4. Eric Carle illustrated this book first
Has anyone every seen this
book before?

5. This was the first every book he wrote.
What do you think this book
Is about?

6. This is his most liked book
The Very Hungry Caterpillar
Lets read this one now
I would then read the book to the kids, ask them some sequencing questions, ask them what they liked most, and talk about the bright pictures.

7. Eric Carle has many books now, about 150
Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? written by Bill Martin Jr, 1967
Eric Carle has many books now, about 150
Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?
by George Mendoza, 1971 (out of print)
My Very First Book of Numbers
My Very First Book of Colors
written by Bill Martin Jr, 1967
Rooster’s Off to See the World, 1972
1, 2, 3 to the Zoo, 1968
My Very First Book of Shapes
The Very Hungry Caterpillar, 1969
The Very Long Tail (Folding Book), 1972 (out of print)
My Very First Book of Words, 1974
The Very Long Train (Folding Book), 1972
Pancakes, Pancakes!, 1970
The Tiny Seed, 1970
Why Noah Chose the Dove
The Secret Birthday Message, 1972
Tales of the Nimipoo
written by Isaac Bashevis Singer, 1974
by Eleanor B. Hardy, 1970 (out of print).
Walter the Baker, 1972
Do Bears Have Mothers Too?
The Hole in the Dike
The Boastful Fisherman
written by Norma Green, 1975
by William Knowlton, 1970 (out of
by Aileen Fisher, 1973 (out of print)
The Mixed-Up Chameleon, 1975
Feathered Ones and Furry
Have You Seen My Cat?, 1973
by Aileen Fisher, 1971 (out of print)
I See a Song, 1973
The Scarecrow Clock
A complete list of his books down here:
Eric Carle’s Storybook, Seven Tales by the Brothers Grimm, 1976 
The Grouchy Ladybug, 1977
Seven Stories by Hans Christian Andersen, 1978 (out of print)
Twelve Tales from Aesop, 1980 (out of print)
The Honeybee and the Robber, 1981
Otter Nonsense by Norton Juster, 1982
Catch the Ball! Let’s Paint A Rainbow  What’s For Lunch?, 1982.
Chip Has Many Brothers written by Hans Baumann, 1983 new title: Thank You, Brother Bear, 1995
The Very Busy Spider, 1984
The Foolish Tortoise written by Richard Buckley, 1985
The Greedy Python written by Richard Buckley, 1985
The Mountain that Loved a Bird written by Alice McLerran, 1985
All Around Us, 1986, (out of print)
Papa, Please Get the Moon for Me, 1986
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 collected by Mitsumasa Anno, 1986
A House for Hermit Crab, 1987
The Lamb and the Butterfly written by Arnold Sundgaard, 1988
Eric Carle’s Treasury of Classic Stories for Children, 1988
Animals Animals compiled by Laura Whipple, 1989
The Very Quiet Cricket, 1990
Polar Bear, Polar Bear, What Do You Hear? written by Bill Martin Jr, 1991
Dragons Dragons compiled by Laura Whipple, 1991
Draw Me a Star, 1992
Today Is Monday, 1993
My Apron, 1994
The Very Lonely Firefly, 1995
Little Cloud, 1996
The Art of Eric Carle, 1996
From Head to Toe, 1997
Flora and Tiger: 19 very short stories from my life, 1997
Hello, Red Fox, 1998
You Can Make a Collage: A Very Simple How-to Book, 1998
The Very Clumsy Click Beetle, 1999
Does A Kangaroo Have A Mother, Too?, 2000
Dream Snow, 2000
“Slowly, Slowly, Slowly,” said the Sloth, 2002
Where Are You Going? To See My Friend!, 2003
Panda Bear, Panda Bear, What Do You See?(illustrator)
Mister Seahorse, 2004
10 Little Rubber Ducks, 2005
Baby Bear, Baby Bear, What Do You See?, 2007 Illistrator
The Artist who Painted a Blue Horse,

8. Eric Carle He is 84 years old and still making books
He wrote his first book at 39
How do you think he felt when he published his first book?

9. Lets look at some of his illustrations

14. Illustrations What do you notice about his pictures?
Do they have lots of colors?
Are they very drab?
Do they look like real life?
How do you think he gets his pictures to look like they do?
Do you think you could do something like this?

15. Collage
Eric Carle makes his pictures by painting pieces of paper, then cutting them up into shapes that look like people or animals
We call cutting paper up to make a new picture a collage
Have you ever taken pictures our of a magazine then cut them up and glued them to another paper to make a bigger picture?
This would be incredibly easy to make a art centered lesson plan out of, I would have the children use Carle’s method to make a animal of their own.

16. A great author and illustrator
He moved away from America as a young boy, but came back when he was a grown up
He went to an art college in Germany
Eric Carle was already almost 40 by the time he started making books
He has made and helped make lots and lots of books
Even though he is now old he still makes books
He uses collage and bright colors to illustrate

17. Resorces