Carle, Eric
Carle, Eric (1929– ),American author, reteller, illustrator, and designer of children's picture books. Because his parents were German and longed for their homeland, when he was six Carle returned with them in 1935 to live in Stuttgart; he eagerly returned to New York in 1952. His Germanic education was void of emotion and, as a result, he consciously compensated by incorporating it in his book illustration. Carle's art is distinctive and easily recognizable, particularly for its artistic innovations, such as collage, die‐cut pages, movable parts, cut‐out shapes and accordion‐folded friezes that give his texts a playful quality and toy appeal. Sales for his most acclaimed text, The Very Hungry Caterpillar (1969), exceeded 12 million copies and the text was translated into more than 25 languages. It is a multi‐laden concept book, humorously telling the metamorphosis of a caterpillar as it literally eats its way through the...
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