Dear Reader,
Just one month shy of his 92nd birthday (June 25, 1929), Eric Carle passed away surrounded by family, at home in Massachusetts. This week’s column is my way of saying “Happy Birthday, Eric Carle! You made the world a happier place!”
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Best known for “The Very Hungry Caterpillar,” Eric Carle (June 25, 1929 – May 23, 2021) was a children’s book author and illustrator. Learn about his collage techniques and view his colorful artwork at today’s website picks.
The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art: Online Resources
“The only full-scale museum of its kind in the United States, The Carle collects, preserves, presents, and celebrates picture books and picture book illustrations from around the world.” If you can’t make it to Amherst, MA, you can enjoy the museum through its online resources. These include an exhibition of current work by illustrators showing what they were working on during the pandemic, and a collection of childhood drawings from nineteen grown-up artists.
Judy Newman at Scholastic: The Very Creative Eric Carle
“Eric Carle seems to know many bugs who have very intense emotions—from a very busy spider and a very hungry caterpillar to a very quiet cricket and a very lonely firefly. But most of all, Eric knows what delights his millions of readers all over the globe!” Learn seven fun facts about Eric Carle including fact number six: even at age 91, Carle published at least one book a year. In 2020, he released two: “Baby Bear, Baby Bear, What Do You See?” and ” Polar Bear, Polar Bear, What Do You Hear?”
NPR: The Art of Eric Carle
This three minute video features Eric Carle narrating a slide show displaying scenes from his art studio and artwork from his books. “My books, I treat each page as a poster. Most of it is front or side view without perspective.” In it he explains his attraction to color, and answers a common question from kids: What’s your favorite color?
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“You must want to be a butterfly so badly, you are willing to give up being a caterpillar.” ~~ Sekou Andrews, at TEDx San Diego 2011 ~~ Spoken word artist. To read more quotes about change, click the link.
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