1. Meet Eric Carle Created by Stacy Hurney Flower Valley Elementary Montgomery County, MD

2. Eric Carle Mr. Carle was born in 1929 in New York. Here is New York. We live In Maryland.

3. Eric Carle But, he moved with his parents to Germany when he was 6. He went to a famous art school there. Here is the United States. Here is Germany.

4. Eric Carle He always wanted to move back to New York. When he was 23, he came back and got a job at the New York Times newspaper. Later, he worked at an advertising agency.

5. Eric Carle A person named Bill Martin Jr. saw a lobster Eric Carle had drawn and asked him to illustrate a book he wrote. Can you guess the title of the book?

6. Eric Carle Mr. Carle wrote and illustrated more than 70 books after that. His most famous book is The Very Hungry Caterillar. Have you read it?

7. Eric Carle Eric Carle’s art is easy to recognize. He paints papers, cuts them, and layers them to make his pictures. This is called a collage. Lots of people try to make collages like he does.

8. Eric Carle Some of Mr. Carle’s books make sounds or have twinkling lights. Have you read any of them?

9. Eric Carle has won lots of awards for his books. But, did you know he has never won the Caldecott Medal???won lots of awards Eric Carle

10. He writes about nature a lot because he likes nature and he knows that lots of boys and girls like nature too! Eric Carle His books always teach children about the world around them. Eric Carle wants children to know that learning is fun.

11. Eric Carle Now, he lives in Massachusettes with his wife. He has a grown son and daughter. He likes to go to the mountains in the summer.

12. Eric Carle Here are some other books by this author. Have you read any of them?

13. Eric Carle Do you have questions for Eric Carle? Here are some answers to questions you might have.

14. Eric Carle Learn more about Eric Carle by watching these videos and viewing these photos.