Eric Carle - Children's Author

Eric Carle is an internationally bestselling and award-winning author and illustrator of books for very young children. He was born in New York, but spent his early life in Germany. He returned to the United States in his early twenties and worked as a graphic designer and an art director before he began creating children's books. He lives in Massachusetts with his wife, Barbara. The Carles opened The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art in Massachusetts in 2002.

The first book he illustrated, written by Bill Martin, Jr., was Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? (1967). Carle then wrote and illustrated 1, 2, 3 To The Zoo (1968), and has been publishing children's books ever since. His distinctive collage-illustration has made his books instantly recognisable, and he has won numerous awards throughout his career. Some of Carle's most popular titles are The Mixed-Up Chameleon (1975), The Very Busy Spider (1984), The Very Quiet Cricket (1990) and The Very Lonely Firefly (1995).

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Featured Books, with extracts by Eric Carle

The Very Hungry Caterpillar: Touch and Feel Playbook
Eric Carle
A Touch and Feel version of this is a much-loved classic, first published in 1969, is perfect for older babies and toddlers. It features concepts such as colours, numbers, shapes and first words that are introduced through textures, words and...
Featured in: 3+ readers | Baby and Toddler
Format: Board book - Released: 07/03/2013
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The Bad-Tempered Ladybird
Eric Carle
A classic picture book in a robust board book format. The bad-tempered ladybird is too mean to share. Instead, it picks a fight with every creature it meets – even if it is a big as a rhinoceros! The journey,...
Featured in: Baby and Toddler
Format: Board book - Released: 07/06/2012
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The Very Hungry Caterpillar's Sound Book
Eric Carle
March 2012 Book of the Month. This is a much-loved classic, but as relevant today as it was when first published in 1969. Now available in this sound-book format so you can actually listen to the Very Hungry Caterpillar as he...
Featured in: 3+ readers | Baby and Toddler | Books of the Month
Format: Hardback - Released: 01/03/2012
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The Artist Who Painted a Blue Horse
Eric Carle
Best-selling Eric Carle, creator of The Very Hungry Caterpillar, brings his brilliant use of colour to the fore in these bold illustrations of brightly coloured animals. Carle’s blue horse, orange elephant, purple fox and the rest are a tangible...
Featured in: 3+ readers | Baby and Toddler | Books of the Month
Format: Hardback - Released: 04/10/2011
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The Very Hungry Caterpillar
Eric Carle
This is a much-loved classic but as relevant today as it was when first published in 1969! The vivid and colourful illustrations and cut back and die-cut pages, together with some very simple text, provide a wonderful story that is...
Featured in: 3+ readers | Baby and Toddler | Bookshelf Essentials
Format: Paperback - Released: 28/11/2002
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The Very Hungry Caterpillar (Board Book)
Eric Carle
A Lovereading4kids 'Great Read' you may have missed 2011 selection. This is a much-loved classic, but as relevant today as it was when first published in 1969! Now available in this board-book format, its vivid and colourful illustrations and cut back...
Featured in: 3+ readers
Format: Hardback - Released: 29/09/1994
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