The Art of Eric Carle

Eric Carle's life and work are explored in this comprehensive and updated portrait that includes: A brand-new and refreshed cover More than sixty full-colour illustrations from his books Full-colour art pieces showcasing his art style beyond his book work (New to this edition!) A moving autobiographical account of his life (updated for this edition) An insightful speech by Eric Carle originally given at the Children's Literature Center in the Library of Congress A photographic essay on how he creates his collages A full-colour illustrated bibliography of all of his books Anecdotal reflections by Ann Beneduce, his longtime friend and editor of The Very Hungry Caterpillar Essays on the power of his art by his German publisher, Dr. Viktor Christen, and Takeshi Matsumoto, curator at the Chihiro Iwasaki Museum in Tokyo. New for this edition, essays by Nicholas B. Clark, chief curator and founding director of The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art, and Alexandra Kennedy, executive director of The Carle.