La Araña Muy Ocupada / The Very Busy Spider by Eric Carle

Many of his books have an added dimension - die-cut pages, twinkling lights as in The Very Lonely Firefly, even the lifelike sound of a cricket's song as in The Very Quiet Cricket - giving them a playful quality: a toy that can be read, a book that can be touched. His art work is created in collage technique, using hand-painted papers, which he cuts and layers to form bright and cheerful images. His first wholly original book was 1,2,3 to the Zoo, followed soon afterward by the celebrated classic, The Very Hungry Caterpillar.Įric Carle's art is distinctive and instantly recognizable. Soon Carle was writing his own stories, too. This was the beginning of Eric Carle's true career. It is still a favorite with children everywhere. Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? was the result of their collaboration. Martin's eye had been caught by a striking picture of a red lobster that Carle had created for an advertisement. One day, respected educator and author, Bill Martin Jr, called to ask Carle to illustrate a story he had written.

Later, he was the art director of an advertising agency for many years. Soon he found a job as a graphic designer in the promotion department of The New York Times. So, in 1952, with a fine portfolio in hand and forty dollars in his pocket, he arrived in New York. But his dream was always to return to America, the land of his happiest childhood memories. Since the Caterpillar was published in 1969, Eric Carle has illustrated more than sixty books, many best sellers, most of which he also wrote.īorn in Syracuse, New York, in 1929, Eric Carle moved with his parents to Germany when he was six years old he was educated there, and graduated from the prestigious art school, the Akademie der bildenden Kunste, in Stuttgart. His best-known work, The Very Hungry Caterpillar, has eaten its way into the hearts of literally millions of children all over the world and has been translated into more than 25 languages and sold over twelve million copies.

Eric Carle is acclaimed and beloved as the creator of brilliantly illustrated and innovatively designed picture books for very young children.

La Araña Muy Ocupada / The Very Busy Spider by Eric Carle