Eric carle biography book

Iconic and groundbreaking author, illustrator, and fine artist Eric Carle, whose vibrant tissue-paper collage TheVery Hungry Caterpillar memorably chomped its way through the pages of a new style of children’s book design, died on May 23 in Northampton, Mass.

He was 91.

Carle was born on June 25, 1929 in Syracuse, N.Y., to Erich and Johanna Carle, who were both German immigrants. By kindergarten, Carle told Something About the Author, “I remember happy days with large sheets of paper, bright colors, and wide brushes!” But that experience stood in stark contrast to the strict schooling Carle found in first grade, after his family had moved back to his parents’ hometown of Stuttgart, Germany.

The family remained in Germany through World War II during which Carle’s father served in the German Army and was imprisoned in a Soviet prisoner-of-war camp before finally returning home in 1947.

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