Eric Carle Author Study PowerPoint

Eric CarleCreated By: Mark Jacobs

LIFE STORY

Born in Syracuse, New York on June 25,1929. At 6 years old, he moved to Germany and had a hard

time adjusting. Always dreamed of building a bridge from Germany to

America. After Carle graduated from a very nice school in

Stuttgart, in 1952, Carle took his $40 and moved to New York.

CAREER LIFE

Worked as a graphic designer for New York Times Art director for an advertising agency An author, Bill Martin Jr. got ahold of Carle to illustrate his

books.

FIRST BOOKS

1967 1969

CARLE MUSEUM OF PICTURE BOOK OF ART Opened in 2002 In Amherst, Massachusetts

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QUOTES & THOUGHTS

“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.”

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!

“With many of my books I attempt to bridge the gap between the home and school. To me home represents, or should represent; warmth, security, toys, holding hands, being held. School is a strange and new place for a child. Will it be a happy place? There are new people, a teacher, classmates...will they be friendly?

I believe the passage from home to school is the second biggest trauma of childhood; the first is, of course, being born. Indeed, in both cases we leave a place of warmth and protection for one that is unknown. The unknown often brings fear with it. In my books I try to counteract this fear, to replace it with a positive message. I believe that children are naturally creative and eager to learn. I want to show them that learning is really both fascinating and fun.”

COMPLETE LIST OF AUTHORS OUT OF PRINT BOOKS

Tales of the Nimipoo (1970)

The Boastful Fisherman (1970)

Feathered Ones and Furry (1971)

The Scarecrow Clock (1971)

The Very Long Tail (1972)

The Very Long Train (1972)

Do Bears Have Mothers Too? (1973)

All About Arthur (1974)

Eric Carle’s Storybook, Seven Tales by the Brothers Grimm (1976)

Seven Stories by Hans Christian Andersen (1978)

Twelve Tales from Aesop (1980)

Otter Nonsense (1982)

All Around Us (1986)

My Very First Book of (Sounds, Food, Tools, Touch, Motion, Growth, Homes, Heads) (1986)

COMPLETE LIST OF AUTHORS IN PRINT BOOKS

Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? (1967) 1,2,3 to the Zoo (1968) The Very Hungry Caterpillar (1969) Pancakes, Pancakes (1970) The Tiny Seed (1970) Do You Want to Be My Friend? (1971) Rooster’s Off to See the World (1972) The Secret Birthday Message (1972) Walter the Baker (1972) Have You Seen My Cat? (1973) I See a Song (1973) My Very First Book of (Numbers, Colors, Shapes, Words

(1974) Why Noah Chose the Dove (1974) The Hole in the Dike (1975) The Mixed-up Chameleon (1975) The Grouchy Ladybug (1977) Watch out! A Giant (1978 The Honeybee and the Robber (1981) Catch the ball! (1982) Let’s Paint a Rainbow (1982) What’s For Lunch? (1982) Chip Has Many Brothers (1983) (New Title)Thank You, Brother Bear (1995) The Very Busy Spider (1984) The Foolish Tortoise (1985) The Greedy Python (1985) The Mountain that Loved a Bird

(1985) Papa, Please Get the Moon for Me (1986) All in a Day (1986) A House for Hermit Crab (1987)

The Lamb and the Butterfly (1988)

Eric Carle’s Treasury of Classic Stories for Children (1988)

Animals Animals (1989)

A Very Quiet Cricket (1990)

Polar Bear, Polar Bear, What Do You Hear? (1991)

Dragons Dragons (1991)

Draw Me a Star (1992)

Today Is Monday (1993)

Eric Carle: Picture Writer (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? (2003)

Mister Seahorse (2004)

10 Little Rubber Ducks (2005)

Baby Bear, Baby Bear, What Do You See? (2007)

The Artist who Pained a Blue Horse (2001)

Friends (2013

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