Author and Illustrator. The author of more than 70 children's books, his best-known work "The Very Hungry Caterpillar" has been translated into more than 66 languages and sold more than 50 million copies. Born in Syracuse, New York, the family moved back to his mother's native Germany when he was six years old. He was educated there and graduated from the local art school, the State Academy of Fine Arts Stuttgart. He eventually made his way to New York City in 1952 with only $40 in his pocket. Luck was with him, and he landed a job as a graphic designer in the promotion department of The New York Times. During the Korean War, he was drafted into the U.S. Army and stationed in Germany with the 2nd Armoured Division as a mail clerk. After discharge, he returned to his old job with The New York Times. Later he became the art director of an advertising agency. Educator and author Bill Martin, Jr. first noticed the illustration of a red lobster Carle had created for an advertisement and asked him to collaborate on a picture book. "Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?" was published by Henry Holt & Co. in 1967 and became a best-seller. Thus began his career as an illustrator, and he was soon writing and illustrating his own stories. His first books as both author and illustrator were "1, 2, 3 to the Zoo" and "The Very Hungry Caterpillar" (G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1969). His two children were said to have inspired "Papa, Please Get the Moon for Me."He founded the Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art in Amherst, Massachusetts with his second wife.
Author and Illustrator. The author of more than 70 children's books, his best-known work "The Very Hungry Caterpillar" has been translated into more than 66 languages and sold more than 50 million copies. Born in Syracuse, New York, the family moved back to his mother's native Germany when he was six years old. He was educated there and graduated from the local art school, the State Academy of Fine Arts Stuttgart. He eventually made his way to New York City in 1952 with only $40 in his pocket. Luck was with him, and he landed a job as a graphic designer in the promotion department of The New York Times. During the Korean War, he was drafted into the U.S. Army and stationed in Germany with the 2nd Armoured Division as a mail clerk. After discharge, he returned to his old job with The New York Times. Later he became the art director of an advertising agency. Educator and author Bill Martin, Jr. first noticed the illustration of a red lobster Carle had created for an advertisement and asked him to collaborate on a picture book. "Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?" was published by Henry Holt & Co. in 1967 and became a best-seller. Thus began his career as an illustrator, and he was soon writing and illustrating his own stories. His first books as both author and illustrator were "1, 2, 3 to the Zoo" and "The Very Hungry Caterpillar" (G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1969). His two children were said to have inspired "Papa, Please Get the Moon for Me."He founded the Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art in Amherst, Massachusetts with his second wife.
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