1. ERIC CARLE By: Kendra Kaness

2. CARLE’S LIFE Carle was born in Syracuse, New York in 1929. Then he moved with his parents at the age of 6 to Germany where he went to school. Then graduated from an Art school in a town called Stuttgart in Germany. Then in 1952 he followed his dreams to go back to America to live. Then Carle found a job as a Graphic Designer for The New York Times. And then was a Art Director for an advertising agency for many years.

3. CARLE’S WRITING LIFE Carle’s first book he collaborated with Bill Martin Jr. to create the book Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What do you see? This started Carle’s real career because then he continued to keep writing books. His next book was 1,2,3 to the Zoo. Then followed the very popular book The Very Hungry Caterpillar. All his art work was created in collage form using hand-painted papers and very bright colors. While also adding in lights and noises to make the book seem like a toy.

4. SOME OF CARLE'S BOOKS The Very Hungry Caterpillar is Eric Carle’s #1 selling book and is an all-time favorite book!

5. HALF OF ERIC CARLE'S BOOKS: Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?. 1, 2, 3 to the Zoo. The Very Hungry Caterpillar. Pancakes, Pancakes!. The Tiny Seed. Tales of the Nimipoo. The Boastful Fisherman. Feathered Ones and Furry. The Scarecrow Clock. Do You Want to Be My Friend?. Rooster’s Off to See the World. The Very Long Tail. The Very Long Train. The Secret Birthday Message. Walter the Baker. Do Bears Have Mothers Too?. Have You Seen My Cat?. I See a Song. My Very First Book of Numbers. My Very First Book of Colors. My Very First Book of Shapes. My Very First Book of Words. Why Noah Chose the Dove. All About Arthur. The Hole in the Dike. The Mixed-Up Chameleon. Eric Carle’s Storybook, Seven Tales by the Brothers Grimm. The Grouchy Ladybug. Watch Out! A Giant!. Seven Stories by Hans Christian Andersen. Twelve Tales from Aesop. The Honeybee and the Robber. Otter Nonsense. Catch the Ball!. Let’s Paint A Rainbow. What’s For Lunch?. Thank You, Brother Bear. The Very Busy Spider. The Foolish Tortoise. The Greedy Python.

6. THE OTHER HALF: The Mountain that Loved a Bird. All Around Us. Papa, Please Get the Moon for Me. 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. All in a Day. A House for Hermit Crab. The Lamb and the Butterfly. Eric Carle’s Treasury of Classic Stories for Children. Animals Animals. The Very Quiet Cricket. Polar Bear, Polar Bear, What Do You Hear?. Dragons Dragons. Draw Me a Star. Today Is Monday. Eric Carle: Picture Writer. My Apron. The Very Lonely Firefly. Little Cloud. The Art of Eric Carle. From Head to Toe. Flora and Tiger: 19 very short stories from my life. Hello, Red Fox. You Can Make a Collage: A Very Simple How-to Book. The Very Clumsy Click Beetle. Does A Kangaroo Have A Mother, Too?. Dream Snow. “Slowly, Slowly, Slowly,” said the Sloth. Where Are You Going? To See My Friend!. Panda Bear, Panda Bear, What Do You See?. Mister Seahorse. 10 Little Rubber Ducks. Baby Bear, Baby Bear, What Do You See?. The Artist who Painted a Blue Horse. FRIENDS.

7. QUOTES BY CARLE: “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 “One day I think it’s the greatest idea ever that I’m working on. The next day I think it’s the worst that I’ve ever worked on- and I swing between that a lot. Some days I’m very happy with what I’m doing, and the next day I am desperate-It’s not working out!”-Eric Carle “The hardest part is developing the idea, and that can take years.”-Eric Carle

8. MORE FUN INFORMATION: The Very Hungry Caterpillar read by: Eric Carle https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vkYmvxP0AJI -Left click and choose open in Hyperlink. A fun video about the Blue Horse. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v96BGJ8vecQ -Left click and choose open in Hyperlink.

9. RELATED WEBSITES: The Official Eric Carle Web Site: http://www.eric-carle.com/home.html Eric Carle’s Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Eric-Carle/78750984937 Bill Martin Jr. he helped write Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?: http://billmartinjr.com/bill_martin Buy Eric Carle’s Books: http://www.amazon.com/s?ie=UTF8&page=1&rh=n%3A283155%2Cp_27%3AEric%20Carle The Carle Bookshop: http://shop.carlemuseum.org/