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Eric Carle

Eric Carle is the author and illustrator of more than seventy books for children, many of them bestsellers. Born in Syracuse, New York, he moved to Germany with his parents when he was six years old. He studied at the Academy of Graphic Arts in Stuttgart before returning to the United States, where he worked as a graphic designer for The New York Times and later as art director for an international advertising agency. His first two books, 1,2,3 to the Zoo and The Very Hungry Caterpillar, gained him immediate international recognition. The latter title, now considered a modern classic, has sold more than 30 million copies and has been translated into forty-eight... Read full bio

Walter the Baker will be released on September 18, 2012 in Board Book
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The Greedy Python will be released on May 01, 2012 in Hardcover, Trade Paperback
May 01, 2012
The Greedy Python is now available in Hardcover, Trade Paperback
May 01, 2012
Have You Seen My Cat? will be released on May 01, 2012 in Hardcover, Trade Paperback
May 01, 2012
Have You Seen My Cat? is now available in Hardcover, Trade Paperback
May 01, 2012
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The Greedy Python
Apr 18, 2012
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Have You Seen My Cat?
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Eric Carle Classics
Mar 21, 2012
Eric Carle Classics will be released on October 04, 2011 in Hardcover
Oct 04, 2011
Eric Carle Classics is now available in Hardcover
Oct 04, 2011
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The Bill Martin Jr Big Book of Poetry has won an award
Apr 04, 2010
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The Eric Carle Mini Library
Jan 20, 2010
The Foolish Tortoise will be released on November 02, 2009 in Trade Paperback
Nov 02, 2009
The Foolish Tortoise is now available in Trade Paperback
Nov 02, 2009
The Eric Carle Mini Library will be released on October 27, 2009 in Paper Over Board
Oct 27, 2009
The Eric Carle Mini Library is now available in Paper Over Board
Oct 27, 2009

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PublishersWeekly.com, May 11, 2012
...or last stop on the awards circuit for Hoyle, who received the Bridge Award last year from the Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art for bringing the art of the picture book to larger audiences through work in other fields. In June, Hoyle will receive...
Pocono Record, May 11, 2012
...up-to-date information. Hawley Public Library, 103 Main Ave., Hawley Choices this week: "A House for Hermit Crab" by Eric Carle; "Who's Been Here?" series by Lindsay Barrett George; "Down the Yukon" by Will Hobbs "Mouse's First Spring" by Lauren...
Times Union, May 9, 2012
...Purple Crayon? (1955, Crockett Johnson) would certainly be on the list. Another unanimous selection: The munching, morphing 1969 Eric Carle picture book ?The Very Hungry Caterpillar.? ?It lays the cognitive groundwork for change,? said Stacey Mercer, the...
Christian Science Monitor, May 8, 2012
...4. Ladybug Girl and Bingo, by Jacky Davis, David Soman (Illus.), Dial 5. The Very Hungry Caterpillar, by Eric Carle, Putnam 6. The Lorax, by Dr. Seuss, Random House 7. Pete the Cat and His Four Groovy Buttons, by Eric Litwin, James Dean (Illus.), Harper...
Broadway World, May 8, 2012
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Los Angeles Times, May 8, 2012
...Amazon's list of bestselling children's book classics, behind Dr. Seuss' "Oh, the Places Youll Go!" and Eric Carle's "The Very Hungry Caterpillar." It's ranked 184th among all books. $10.94: Price of a hardcover copy of " on Amazon $100 million:...
Easley Patch, May 8, 2012
...and crafts based on the works of popular children’s book author, David Wiesner. Wednesday, May 9:  Eric Carle Party!  Come to the Hampton Memorial Library in Easley at 3:30pm to listen to classic Eric Carle stories like “The Very Hungry...
Chicago Tribune, May 7, 2012
...THEATER REVIEW: "A Brown Bear, A Moon and A Caterpillar: Treasured Stories by Eric Carle" by Mermaid Theatre of Nova Scotia at Victory Gardens Biograph Theatre, presented by the Chicago Children's Theatre ★★★ THEATER REVIEW: "A Brown Bear, A Moon...
Examiner.com, May 7, 2012
...to share over and over again The Very Hungry Caterpillar: Teaching the days of the week and counting, Eric Carle’s imaginative illustrations and dramatic storytelling in this book unfold the life of a caterpillar from the moment it is in an egg to the...
Bryan County News, May 7, 2012
...s Book Week at library Children, up to age 12, can celebrate Children’s Book Week by hearing Eric Carle stories and by making their own book from 4-5 p.m. May 16 in the Children’s Room at George P. Hays Library. There is no charge. For more...
Coastal Courier, May 7, 2012
...s Book Week at library Children, up to age 12, can celebrate Children’s Book Week by hearing Eric Carle stories and by making their own book from 4-5 p.m. May 16 in the Children’s Room at George P. Hays Library. There is no charge. For more...
Canton Repository, May 6, 2012
...week: ?Goodnight, Moon? by Margaret Wise Brown; ?Bear Wants More? by Karma Wilson; ?The Very Hungry Caterpillar? by Eric Carle BOOKS TO BUY The following books are available at favorite bookstores. ?Dear America, The Diary of Hattie Campbell: Across the...
East Haven Patch, May 6, 2012
...The Old Stone Church Playschool teachers read to the children the book entitled “The Very Hungry Caterpillar” by Eric Carle.  Each class then gave a presentation to their parents either acting out the story or writing their own book version of what...
Chicago Sun-Times, May 4, 2012
...“A Brown Bear, a Moon and a Caterpillar: Treasured Stories by Eric Carle,” is being presented by Mermaid Theatre of Nova Scotia and Chicago Children's Theatre. Mermaid Theatre of Nova Scotia ‘A BROWN BEAR, A MOON AND A CATERPILLAR: TREASURED STORIS...