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(1929-2021) Author, illustrator. Eric Carle was born in Syracuse, New York, and died in Northampton, Massachusetts. He was the author of the book, “The Very Hungry Caterpillar.”

Full Name

Eric Carle

Locations

Onondaga

Author's Timeline


1929

BIRTH

Eric Carle Jr. was born in Syracuse, New York, on June 25, 1929.

1952

OTHER

In about 1952 Mr. Carle moved to New York City and worked for a time at The New York Times.

1968

LITWORK

1, 2, 3 to the Zoo
World Publishing Company
0529004798 / 978-0529004796
Children's book.

1969

LITWORK

The Very Hungry Caterpillar
World Publishing Company

Children's book.

1970

LITWORK

Pancakes, Pancakes!
Knopf
0394904907 / 978-0394904900
Children's book.

1970

LITWORK

The Tiny Seed
Ty Crowell Company
0690826427 / 978-0690826425
Children's book.

1977

LITWORK

The Grouchy Ladybug
Harpercollins
0690013924 / 978-0690013924
Children's book.

1986

LITWORK

Papa, Please Get the Moon for Me
Simon & Schuster
978-0-88708-026-5
Children's book.

2003

OTHER

Mr. Carle received the Laura Ingalls Wilder Award (Children's Literature Legacy Award) from the American Library Association, in 2003.

2005

LITWORK

10 Little Rubber Ducks
Harpercollins
0060740752 / 978-0060740757
Children's book.

2011

LITWORK

The Artist Who Painted a Blue Horse
Penguin Books Ltd

Children's book.

2013

LITWORK

Friends
World of Eric Carle
0399165339 / 978-0399165337
Children's book.

2015

LITWORK

The Nonsense Shaw
Philomel Books
039917687X / 978-0399176876
Children's book.

2021

DEATH

Eric Carle died at his summer studio in Northampton, Massachusetts, on May 23, 2021.

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