One Sunday morning the warm sun came up and - pop! - out of the egg came a tiny and very hungry caterpillar. — Eric Carle Copy Share Image
Ever since I was very young, as far back as I can remember, I have loved making pictures. I knew even as a child that, when I grew up, I would be an artist of some kind. The lovely feeling of my pencil touching paper, a crayon making a star shape in my sketchbook, or my brush dipping into bright… — Eric Carle Copy Share
“I do my best to simplify and refine, to be logical and harmonious. But I also try to keep an open mind, to listen to my intuition and allow for the unexpected, the coincidental, even the quirky to enter into my work. Ultimately, my aim is to entertain, and sometimes to enlighten, the child who still lives inside of me.… — Eric Carle Copy Share
We have eyes, and we're looking at stuff all the time, all day long. And I just think that whatever our eyes touch should… — Eric Carle Copy Share Image
One day I think it's the greatest idea ever that I'm working on. The next day I think it's the worst that I've ever… — Eric Carle Copy Share Image
He built a small house, called a cocoon, around himself. He stayed inside for more than two weeks. Then he nibbled a hole in… — Eric Carle Copy Share Image
On Saturday, he ate through one piece of chocolate cake, one ice-cream cone, one pickle, one slice of Swiss cheese, one slice of salami,… — Eric Carle Copy Share Image
You know, now it's sinking in. It's taken me a long time to realize - and it is sinking in - how important this… — Eric Carle Copy Share Image
That's something I learned in art school. I studied graphic design in Germany, and my professor emphasized the responsibility that designers and illustrators have… — Eric Carle Copy Share Image
Simplify, slow down, be kind. And don't forget to have art in your life - music, paintings, theater, dance, and sunsets. — Eric Carle Copy Share Image
One Sunday morning the warm sun came up and - pop! - out of the egg came a tiny and very hungry caterpillar. — Eric Carle Copy Share Image
Let's put it this way: if you are a novelist, I think you start out with a 20 word idea, and you work at… — Eric Carle Copy Share Image
“My own style grew out of my work as a graphic designer. I try to express the essence of my stories and ideals very… — Eric Carle Copy Share Image
