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Children's book illustrator

Eric Carle, born on June 25, 1929, is a renowned children's book illustrator from the United States. His works are known for their unique collage art style, which has won the hearts of children around the world. Carle's representative works include 'The Very Hungry Caterpillar', which has become a classic with over 100 million copies sold globally. His books are not only educational but also artistically valuable.

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Famous Eric Carle Quotes

“Papa, please get the moon for me.”

Please Moon Papa

Book:Stories for All Seasons

Source: Stories for All Seasons

“On Saturday, he ate through one piece of chocolate cake, one ice-cream cone, one pickle, one slice of Swiss cheese, one slice of salami, one lollipop, one piece of cherry pie, one sausage, one cupcake, and one slice of watermelon That night he had a stomach ache.”

Source: The Very Hungry Caterpillar

“He built a small house, called a cocoon, around himself. He stayed inside for more than two weeks. Then he nibbled a hole in the cocoon, pushed his way out and... he was a beautiful butterfly!”

Way Two Beautiful House Week Built Holes Butterfly Two Weeks Cocoons Beautiful Butterfly

Book:The Very Hungry Caterpillar

Source: The Very Hungry Caterpillar

“One Sunday morning the warm sun came up and - pop! - out of the egg came a tiny and very hungry caterpillar.”

Morning Sun Pops Warm Tiny Hungry Sunday Eggs Caterpillars Sunday Morning

Book:The Very Hungry Caterpillar

Source: The Very Hungry Caterpillar

“We have eyes, and we're looking at stuff all the time, all day long. And I just think that whatever our eyes touch should be beautiful, tasteful, appealing, and important.”

Thinking Should Long Art Important Eye Beautiful Stuff

Author:Eric Carle

“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.”

Years Kind Children I Can Feelings Would Be Today Remember Young Artist Stars Grew Shapes Paper Grew Up Years Ago Paint Lovely Touching Brushes Pencils Colorful Crayon Sketchbooks

Author:Eric Carle

“One day I think it's the greatest idea ever that I'm working on. The next day I think it's the worst that I've ever worked on - and I swing between that a lot. Some days I'm very happy with what I'm doing, and the next day I am desperate - it's not working out!”

Thinking Ideas Next Worst One Day Work Out Desperate Swings Very Happy Next Day

Author:Eric Carle

“Let's put it this way: if you are a novelist, I think you start out with a 20 word idea, and you work at it and you wind up with a 200,000 word novel. We, picture-book people, or at least I, start out with 200,000 words and I reduce it to 20”

People Ifs Thinking Way Writing Book Ideas Novel Wind Novelists Picture Books

Author:Eric Carle

“The hardest part is developing the idea, and that can take years”

Years Ideas Hardest Developing

Author:Eric Carle

“They are deceptively simple. I admit that. But for me, all my life I try to simplify things. As a child in school, things were very hard for me to understand often, and I developed a knack, I think. I developed a process to simplify things so I would understand them.”

Thinking Trying Children Hard School Process Simple Simplify Knack School Life

Author:Eric Carle

“You know, now it's sinking in. It's taken me a long time to realize - and it is sinking in - how important this book is. And I have a certain distance now. I've done it such a long time ago.”

Knows Long Important Book Done Certain Realizing Taken Long Time Distance Long Time Ago Sinking Long Distance

Author:Eric Carle

“The Very Hungry Caterpillar” story is about hope. You, like the little caterpillar, will grow up, unfold your wings and fly off into the future”

Littles Stories Grows Growing Up Wings Hungry Caterpillars

Author:Eric Carle

“Simplify, slow down, be kind. And don't forget to have art in your life - music, paintings, theater, dance, and sunsets.”

Life Kind Art Forget Painting Theater Sunset Be Kind Slow Down Simplify

Author:Eric Carle

“Brown Bear, Brown Bear was kind of my first important book”

Firsts Kind Important Book Bears Brown

Author:Eric Carle

About the Author

Born: June 25, 1929
Known for: Children's book illustrator
Quotes: 14

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