Times staff share personal memories of reading the children's books of Eric Carle, the "Very Hungry Caterpillar" author who died this week at 91. ... by aunts and uncles and teachers.

Eric Carle, the children's author and illustrator, ... When Carle was 12 or 13, a high school art teacher would change his life by inviting him to his home, ...

One teacher wrote Carle to say she has a student who does not speak at all except to say “Eric Carle.” “It gives you the chills, doesn’t it?” the author asks, adding modestly, “I don ...

Eric Carle, writer and ... Nazi propagandists had labeled modern art “degenerate,” and the teacher admonished Mr. Carle to not speak of what he had seen but to remember it. In 1952, ...

Once upon a time, Eric Carle wrote a children's book that was so comfy, it came with its own cocoon. Turns out that cute little bug went through a very big metamorphosis.

Eric Carle, the creator of The Very Hungry Caterpillar and many other picture books, ... My experiment was a big hit, so I told Gavin’s teacher that I would repeat it, ...

Carle’s books open up generous and accepting worlds for very young audiences. The love radiating from children’s books is why he and his wife, Barbara, founded the Eric Carle Museum of Picture ...

Times staff share personal memories of reading the children's books of Eric Carle, the "Very Hungry Caterpillar" author who died this week at 91. ... by aunts and uncles and teachers.

Eric Carle wanted his books to evoke the joys of his own childhood, ... In Germany, he was beaten by teachers, and his beloved father was drafted by the Nazis.

Eric Carle, author of the ... When Carle was 12 or 13, a high school art teacher would change his life by inviting him to his home, where he secretly showed his expressionist art, ...

— eric carle (@ericcarle) May 26, 2021 "It is with heavy hearts," read the tweet, "that we share that Eric Carle, author & illustrator of The Very Hungry Caterpillar and many other beloved ...

Eric Carle, the beloved children ... When Carle was 12 or 13, a high school art teacher would change his life by inviting him to his home, where he secretly showed his expressionist art, ...