Eric Carle Clare Dolan, Gina Guzzo, Lauren Ellis, and Madison Lackey

About Eric Carle Born in Syracuse, New York, in 1929 Moved to Germany when he was 6

Graduated from prestigious art school (Akademie der bildenden Künste)

Worked as a graphic designer for The New York Times

Was asked to illustrate Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See by Bill Martin Jr.

The secret of Eric Carle’s books’ appeal lies in his intuitive understanding of and respect for children

Is married with two children

Illustrations Collage technique using hand-painted

papers Layers paper to create “bright and

cheerful images” Die-cut pages, twinkling lights, sounds Sometimes provides textures to pages All the characters have faces

Trends Interactive pages Repetition Nature and Animals Children learn something about the

world around them Carle says: “With many of my books I

attempt to bridge the gap between the home and school.”

Notable Books Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? The Very Hungry Caterpillar Papa, Please Get the Moon for Me The Very Quiet Cricket The Grouchy Ladybug

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Awards and Honors The NEA Foundation Award for Outstanding

Service to Public Education, 2007 John P. McGovern Award in Behavioral

Sciences, Smithsonian Institution, 2006 Outstanding Friend of Children, Pittsburgh

Children’s Museum, 1999 First Prize for Picture Books from the

International Children’s Book Fair The American Institute of Graphics Award

Curriculum Connections The Grouchy Ladybug

Emotions Time (clocks on the corners of each page) Progression of size

Lesson Plan ideas Counting and math with ladybug dots Teaching time with analog clocks and

sequencing “I’m Grouchy When…” ladybugs

Grouchy Lady Bugs

References http://www.eric-carle.com/home.html http://www.eric-carle.com/ECbooks.html

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http://www.eric-carle.com/awards.html http://kidsmatter1.blogspot.com/2010/1

0/grouchy-ladybug.html

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