Soon Carle was writing his own stories, too.
This was the beginning of Eric Carle's true career. It is still a favorite with children everywhere. Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? was the result of their collaboration. Martin's eye had been caught by a striking picture of a red lobster that Carle had created for an advertisement. One day, respected educator and author, Bill Martin Jr, called to ask Carle to illustrate a story he had written. Later, he was the art director of an advertising agency for many years. Soon he found a job as a graphic designer in the promotion department of The New York Times.
So, in 1952, with a fine portfolio in hand and forty dollars in his pocket, he arrived in New York. But his dream was always to return to America, the land of his happiest childhood memories. Since the Caterpillar was published in 1969, Eric Carle has illustrated more than sixty books, many best sellers, most of which he also wrote.īorn in Syracuse, New York, in 1929, Eric Carle moved with his parents to Germany when he was six years old he was educated there, and graduated from the prestigious art school, the Akademie der bildenden Kunste, in Stuttgart. His best-known work, The Very Hungry Caterpillar, has eaten its way into the hearts of literally millions of children all over the world and has been translated into more than 25 languages and sold over twelve million copies. Children may take comfort in the devotion of these undersea fathers.except perhaps at the very end when the father seahorse says to a freshly hatched sea-pony who wants back in the pouch: "I do love you, but now you are ready to be on your own." (Preschool) -Karin Snelson About the Author:Įric Carle is acclaimed and beloved as the creator of brilliantly illustrated and innovatively designed picture books for very young children. Here, for a splendid lesson in camouflage, colorful acetate sheets mask marine life that is revealed as the child turns the page. Most of Carle's books employ some sort of gizmo or gadget-and this one is no exception. The story? Well, repetition is the heart of instruction, after all. Cut-up tissue paper soaks up the watery paint and makes for a boldly colorful, almost jewel-like undersea journey. As ever, it's Carle's art that steals the show. In Mister Seahorse, master collage artist Eric Carle teaches preschoolers this lesson and introduces them to a few other fish who bear the traditionally maternal burden of caring for eggs: the stickleback, tilapia, Kurtus nurseryfish (known here as Mr. Are you ready for a scintillating seahorse fact? The father seahorse is the one who carries the mother's eggs around in his pouch before they hatch.
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