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Eric Carle

Author,Illustrator

(1929 - 0)

Eric Carle

Eric Carle (born June 25, 1929) is an American designer, illustrator, and writer of children’s books. He is most famous for The Very Hungry Caterpillar, a picture book with few words that has been translated into more than 50 languages.

Since it was published in 1969 he has illustrated more than 70 books, most of which he also wrote, and more than 103 million copies of his books have been sold around the world. He won the biennial Laura Ingalls Wilder Award for his career contribution to American children’s literature in 2003.

For his contribution as a children’s illustrator Carle was U.S. nominee for the biennial, international Hans Christian Andersen Award in 2010.



Bibliography

What’s Your Favorite Animal? (2014)

Fourteen illustrators show why they like their favorite animal.

Author(s): Eric Carle
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Illustrator(s): Susan Jeffers
Steven Kellogg
Rosemary Wells
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What’s Your Favorite Animal? (2015)

Fourteen children’s book illustrators show their favorite animal.

Author(s): Eric Carle
Et al
Illustrator(s): Susan Jeffers
Et al

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