The World of Eric Carle - Part 2

These are some pics from Eric Carle's 'Animals Animals'.  Such a cool book full of poems and artwork.  Look at the first poem - butterflies in the snow - yes that would be a wonderful sight!  We also have Lewis Carroll's 'How Doth the Little Crocodile', and I love this Giraffe poem - 'Because.  Because, because, that's why!' The last picture here is of some pages from The Very Hungry Caterpillar that I mod-podged onto a canvas to put on the walls of my daughter's room.  I love this cheery sun and peaceful moon.

Enjoy this video of Eric Carle discussing his most famous book and his illustration style.

It is a dream of mine to go to this place - The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art.  It opened 10 years ago.  The Museum has a collection of more than 10,000 picture book illustrations, 3 art galleries, an art studio, a theatre, educational programs, etc.  It hosts storytimes, art classes, classes for educators, lectures, musicals, and rotating exhibits about different illustrators and book characters - right now there are some about Ezra Jack Keats and Maisy Mouse.  HOW COOL IS THIS PLACE???!!  If I lived in Massachusetts I would totally go there all the time with my kids and if I was still teaching you know I would totally be rocking the class field trips there every year!

Linking to Cozy Book Hop at Reading List
and Kid Lit Blog Hop #2

The World of Eric Carle - Part 1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

It's been a long time in between posts!  My poor baby has a yucky cold - she is waking up all night screaming because she can't breathe properly.  Anyway here is the fabulous Eric Carle!!!  He has illustrated more than 70 books.  His most famous, The Very Hungry Caterpillar, was first published in 1969.  Here's a couple pics of some of his books that we have - will include some more scans in the next post.  I was excited to find this little board book collection - I am a sucker for mini board books!  Which Eric Carle book is your favourite?  So many to choose from!  I am also posting here some pictures of my daughter Tegan's first birthday party in May.  My local public library was kind enough to let me borrow their Very Hungry Caterpillar big food shapes that they use for storytelling - score!!  They were such a cool way to decorate to go with the theme!  As you can see I just stuck them on the walls with duct tape.  I cut out small food shapes to stick on the loot bags.  And Pinterest came in handy for making Tegan's caterpillar with pictures of each month of her life and for making the caterpillar cake/cupcake combo.  Oh and did you notice her outfit?  Found it on Etsy!!  In case you can't see it very well it's a '1' with a caterpillar on it.  More about Eric Carle in the next post...

Linking to The Children's Bookshelf