About Eric Carle:

Eric Carle was born in Syracuse, New York, in 1929. When Eric was six years old he moved with his parents to Germany, but he always hoped to return to America. When he was 23, Eric Carle moved back to New York. He only had two things with him when he came to New York, a folder with all of his artwork in it, called a portfolio and forty dollars.

The secret of Eric Carle’s books’ appeal lies in his understanding of and respect for children, who sense in him instinctively someone who shares their most cherished thoughts and emotions.

The themes of his stories are usually taken from all of his knowledge and love of nature - an interest shared by most small children. Besides being beautiful and entertaining, his books always offer the child the opportunity to learn something about the world around them. It is his concern for children, for their feelings and their inquisitiveness, for their creativity and their intellectual growth that, in addition to his beautiful artwork, makes the reading of his books such a fun experience.

Some of Eric Carle’s Books

Pancakes, Pancakes!

Jake wakes up hungry for an enormous pancake for breakfast. But before he can enjoy his pancake, he must first get flour from the miller, an egg from the black hen, milk from the spotted cow and butter churned from fresh cream. This book will make you hungry for pancakes too!

Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?

Brown bear, brown bear, what do you see?

Today is Monday

All you hungry children come and eat up! This book will be serving string beans, spaghetti, ZOOOOP, roast beef, fresh fish, chicken and ice cream! Sound good to you?

The Very Lonely Firefly

This firefly is just desperate to find some friends. He searches through the night, but seems to have more luck discovering flashlights, headlights, candles and other bright things until ….

The Very Hungry Caterpillar

This caterpillar is very hungry! Find out why he needs to eat an apple, two pears, three plums, four strawberries, five oranges and so much more!

The Very Clumsy Click Beetle

Click beetles are small and somewhat clumsy bugs. When they fall on their backs they can’t roll over to get back on their feet! Find out how this persistent little beetle overcomes his difficulties.

Questions:

What is you favorite animal?

Was that animal in one of the books?

Can you make your favorite animal?