Description
Eric Carle's life and work are explored in this comprehensive and updated portrait that includes: A brand-new and refreshed cover More than sixty full-colour illustrations from his books Full-colour art pieces showcasing his art style beyond his book work (New to this edition!) A moving autobiographical account of his life (updated for this edition) An insightful speech by Eric Carle originally given at the Children's Literature Center in the Library of Congress A photographic essay on how he creates his collages A full-colour illustrated bibliography of all of his books Anecdotal reflections by Ann Beneduce, his longtime friend and editor of The Very Hungry Caterpillar Essays on the power of his art by his German publisher, Dr. Viktor Christen, and Takeshi Matsumoto, curator at the Chihiro Iwasaki Museum in Tokyo. New for this edition, essays by Nicholas B. Clark, chief curator and founding director of The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art, and Alexandra Kennedy, executive director of The Carle.
About the Author
Eric Carle is acclaimed and beloved as the creator of brilliantly illustrated and innovatively designed picture books for very young children. His best-known work, The Very Hungry Caterpillar, has been translated into 70 languages and sold over 55 million copies. Carle illustrated more than seventy books, many best sellers, most of which he also wrote, and more than 170 million copies of his books have sold around the world. In 2003, Carle received the Laura Ingalls Wilder Award (now called the Children's Literature Legacy Award) for lifetime achievement in children's literature. In 2002, Eric and his wife, Barbara, cofounded The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art (www.carlemuseum.org) in Amherst, Massachusetts, a 40,000-square-foot space dedicated to the celebration of picture books and picture book illustrations from around the world, underscoring the cultural, historical, and artistic significance of picture books and their art form. Eric Carle passed away in May 2021 at the age of 91. His work remains an important influence on artists and illustrators at work today. www.eric-carle.com
Book Information
ISBN 9781984813404
Author Eric Carle
Format Hardback
Page Count 144
Imprint G.P.Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers'
Publisher Penguin Putnam Inc
Weight(grams) 862g
Dimensions(mm) 287mm * 230mm * 16mm
About the Author
Eric Carle is acclaimed and beloved as the creator of brilliantly illustrated and innovatively designed picture books for very young children. His best-known work, The Very Hungry Caterpillar, has been translated into 70 languages and sold over 55 million copies. Carle illustrated more than seventy books, many best sellers, most of which he also wrote, and more than 170 million copies of his books have sold around the world. In 2003, Carle received the Laura Ingalls Wilder Award (now called the Children's Literature Legacy Award) for lifetime achievement in children's literature. In 2002, Eric and his wife, Barbara, cofounded The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art (www.carlemuseum.org) in Amherst, Massachusetts, a 40,000-square-foot space dedicated to the celebration of picture books and picture book illustrations from around the world, underscoring the cultural, historical, and artistic significance of picture books and their art form. Eric Carle passed away in May 2021 at the age of 91. His work remains an important influence on artists and illustrators at work today. www.eric-carle.com
Book Information
ISBN 9781984813404
Author Eric Carle
Format Hardback
Page Count 144
Imprint G.P.Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers'
Publisher Penguin Putnam Inc
Weight(grams) 862g
Dimensions(mm) 287mm * 230mm * 16mm
