It is his concern for children, for their feelings and their inquisitiveness, for their creativity and their intellectual growth that, in addition to his beautiful artwork, makes the reading of his books such a stimulating and lasting experience. Long story short, he made this eccentric tree trunk using an old Crayola marker with colorful tape and pipe cleaners twisted all around it.

Preps have been learning about ‘diversity’ and that differences should not only be respected but celebrated!We watched an animated version of the story on Youtube, and I also had a copy of the book to look carefully at the pictures. Carle illustrated more than seventy books, many best sellers, most of which he also wrote, and more than 170 million copies of his books have sold around the world. He said it often took a torturous year (or more) to get the idea, but often only a week to actually produce. They painted their entire paper with one warm colour then add texture by scraping a texture comb through the wet paint, then used texture wands to dab or roll another warm colour over the paper.

Although I never met the man personally, you could feel his spirit in every crevice of the building. Even those not brought up on The Very Hungry Caterpillar are likely to recognize Eric Carle’s exuberant collages of tissue paper painted in saturated hues.With an Autograph Letter Signed by Carle (to Matt's mother, who wrote Carle, requesting it), One 8vo page, undated: "I'm glad that my FRIEND book is helping Matt to read. Regardless of the grade level or project, the final art pairs well with display companies that print on products such as Artsonia . His museum, thoughtfully curated with exhibits, a picture book library, an art studio, and more, is a place where the world of art and world of storytelling collide.