"He built a small house, called a cocoon,……" — Eric Carle
"He built a small house, called a cocoon, around himself. He stayed inside for more than two weeks. Then he nibbled a hole in the cocoon, pushed his way out and... he was a beautiful butterfly!"
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14 Quotes by Eric Carle
Eric Carle has 14 quotes on this site.
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We have eyes, and we're looking at stuff all the time, all day long. And I just think that whatever…
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Ever since I was very young, as far back as I can remember, I have loved making pictures. I knew…
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One day I think it's the greatest idea ever that I'm working on. The next day I think it's the…
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Let's put it this way: if you are a novelist, I think you start out with a 20 word idea,…
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The hardest part is developing the idea, and that can take years
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They are deceptively simple. I admit that. But for me, all my life I try to simplify things. As a…
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You know, now it's sinking in. It's taken me a long time to realize - and it is sinking in…
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The Very Hungry Caterpillar” story is about hope. You, like the little caterpillar, will grow up, unfold your wings and…
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Simplify, slow down, be kind. And don't forget to have art in your life - music, paintings, theater, dance, and…
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Brown Bear, Brown Bear was kind of my first important book
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On Saturday, he ate through one piece of chocolate cake, one ice-cream cone, one pickle, one slice of Swiss cheese,…
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One Sunday morning the warm sun came up and - pop! - out of the egg came a tiny and…
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