Eric Carle

Eric was born in New York in 1929, but moved to Germany as a young boy.

Eric was educated and graduated from a prestigious art school in Stuttgart, Germany.

When he returned to America in 1952, he found a job as a graphic organizer for the New York Times.

One day a man named Bill Martin Jr, asked Eric to help illustrate a book for him. Brown Bear Brown Bear was the book that helped kick off Carle's Career.

His first book was 1,2,3 To The Zoo, and the next was The Very Hungry Caterpillar, which happens to be a favorite of mine.

Eric's art is very original and unique. He also adds other characteristics to his books, such as holes through the fruit/veggies that the caterpillar eats, and much more.

He has made reading fun for my family, and I'm sure for many others as well. He still selling millions of copies of his books today.

Refernces

• https://eric-carle.com/about-eric-carle/eric-carles-biography/, Cider House Media, 2021