AUTHOR STUDY

BY JESSA SWEENEY

LIST OF COMPLETE WORKS

1965,Aesop's Fables for Modern Readers(Peter Pauper Press) (illustrator)

1965,Nature Thoughts: A Selection(Peter Pauper Press) (illustrator)

1966,On Friendship: A Selection(Peter Pauper Press) (illustrator)

1967,Flower Thoughts: A Selection(Peter Pauper Press) (illustrator)

1967,Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?(illustrator)

1968,1, 2, 3 to the Zoo

1969,The Very Hungry Caterpillar

1970,Pancakes, Pancakes!

1970,The Tiny Seed

1970,Tales of the Nincompoop(illustrator)

COMPLETE WORKS CONTINUED

1970,The Boastful Fisherman(illustrator)
1971,Feathered Ones and Furry(illustrator)
1971,The Scarecrow Clock(illustrator)
1971,Do You Want to Be My Friend?
1972,Roosters Off to See the World
1972,The Very Long Tail
1972,The Secret Birthday Message
1972,Walter the Baker
1973,Do Bears Have Mothers Too?(illustrator)
1973,Have You Seen My Cat?
1973,I See a Song, 1973

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1974, Split-page book collection:
My Very First Book of Numbers
My Very First Book of Colors
My Very First Book of Shapes
My Very First Book of Words
1974, Why Noah Chose the Dove (illustrator)
1974, All About Arthur
1975, The Hole in the Dike (illustrator)
1975, The Mixed-Up Chameleon
1976, Eric Carles Storybook, Seven Tales by the Brothers Grimm
1977, The Grouchy Ladybug

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1978, Watch Out! A Giant!
1978, Seven Stories by Hans Christian Andersen (sequel to Seven Tales by the Brothers Grimm)
1980, Twelve Tales from Aesop
1981, The Honeybee and the Robber
1982, Otter Nonsense (illustrator)
1982, Catch the Ball!
1982, What's for Lunch
1983, Chip Has Many Brothers (illustrator)
1984, The Very Busy Spider
1985, The Foolish Tortoise (illustrator)
1985, The Greedy Python (illustrator, companion to The Foolish Tortoise)

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1985, The Mountain that Loved a Bird (illustrator)
1986, All Around Us
1986, Papa, Please Get the Moon for Me
1986, Group of small-format books:
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

COMPLETE WORKS CONTINUED

1986, All in a Day (Mitsumasa Anno editor)
1987, A House for Hermit Crab
1988, The Lamb and the Butterfly (illustrator)
1988, Eric Carles Treasury of Classic Stories for Children
1989, Animals Animals (illustrator)
1990, The Very Quiet Cricket
1991, Polar Bear, Polar Bear, What Do You Hear? (illustrator)
1991, Dragons Dragons (illustrator)
1992, Draw Me a Star
1993, Today Is Monday
1994, My Apron
1995, The Very Lonely Firefly

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1996, Little Cloud
1997, From Head to Toe
1997, Flora and Tiger: 19 very short stories from my life
1998, Hello, Red Fox
1998, You Can Make a Collage: A Very Simple How-to Book
1999, The Very Clumsy Click Beetle
2000, Does A Kangaroo Have A Mother, Too?
2000, Dream Snow
2002, Slowly, Slowly, Slowly, said the Sloth
2003, Where Are You Going? To See My Friend! (with Kazuo Iwamura)
2003, Panda Bear, Panda Bear, What Do You See? (illustrator)
2004, Mister Seahorse
2005, 10 Little Rubber Ducks

COMPLETE WORKS CONTINUED

2006, My Very First Book of Numbers
2007, Baby Bear, Baby Bear, What Do You See? (illustrator)
2008, The Rabbit and the Turtle
2009, Google Logo Design (illustrator)
2009, The Very Hungry Caterpillar, Pop-Up Edition (40th Anniversary Tribute Book)
2011, The Artist Who Painted A Blue Horse
2013, Friends
2014, What's Your Favorite Animal?
2015, The Nonsense Show

My own style grew out of my work as a graphic designer. I

try to express the essence of my stories and ideals very
clearly, using simple shapes, often in bright colors against
a white background. You might almost think of my
illustrations, and especially the cover art, as little posters.
Eric Carle

Eric Carle on illustrating a story.

Ever since I was very young, as far back as I can remember, I have
loved making pictures. I knew even as a child that, when I grew up,
I would be an artist of some kind. The lovely feeling of my pencil
touching paper, a crayon making a star shape in my sketchbook, or
my brush dipping into bright and colorful paints these things
affect me as joyfully today as they did all those years ago.
Eric Carle

Eric Carle on his career choice.

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,
classmateswill 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.
Eric Carle

Eric Carle explaining the links between home and school.

SHORT BIO OF ERIC CARLE

Born in New York, 1929
Moved to Germany as a child and back to New York in early fifties
Became graphics designer for New York Times
Bill Martin Jr. asked to him illustrate a childrens story thus beginning his career
His first original book was 1,2,3 to the Zoo followed by The Very Hungry Caterpillar
Is still writing and illustrating childrens stories to this day.
He has a high respect for children and a deep love of nature, both of which
influenced his entire career.

RELATED SITES
http://www.eric-carle.com/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_Carle

http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/contributor/eric-carle