Eric Carle has written and illustrated over 50 story books, including "Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See,?"(1967), "1, 2, 3 to the Zoo" (1968), "The Very Hungry Caterpillar," (1969),"Draw Me A Star" (1992) "The Very Lonely Firefly" (1995) and more. Characteristic of Eric's work are bold and bright colors and instantly recognizable images and symbols. Eric says that most of his stories have three things in common; "…animals and insects, my family and friends, and me."

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• Eric Carle Bio

• Eric Carle Picture Story Learning Activity

• Eric Carle Vocab & Word Match

• Eric Carle Life Cycle of a Butterfly

• Eric Carle Handouts

• Eric Carle - More Activities to Try