Lived 1929-2021
American
Author and Illustrator
Eric Carle created over 70 children's books. He used hand painted collage to create the character's in his books.
Most famous book was "The Very Hungry Caterpillar".
First became a graphic designer before he began his books.
His first illustrations were Brown Bear that he illustrated for author, Bill Martin Jr.
The Very Hungry Caterpillar led to the "Very" series.
Assignment
You are painting an animal in your Rousseau painting. We talked about being inspired in our last art history. How do these animals inspire you? Google Eric Carle and copy your favorite animal he created into your Google doc.