The Carle Honors 2019
Last week, at the 14th Annual Carle Honors in New York City, it was wonderful to celebrate the 2019 Carle Honorees! Congratulations to Takeshi Matsumoto, Chihiro Art Museum, Melissa Sweet, David [...]
Does The Very Hungry Caterpillar have a nose or a mouth in the middle of its face?
To answer your excellent question, while real caterpillars don’t have noses, my caterpillar, who eats cherry pie and lollipops, is not one you would find in field guides. And while I think of it [...]
When you are not making illustrations for your books, what are you working on in your studio?
A number of years ago, I decided to take a two year “sabbatical” from making picture books. During this time away, I created abstract art out of my painted tissue papers. I also used other [...]
Why does Mister Seahorse look different from some of your other books and why isn’t there an acetate sheet after Mr. Pipe?
Some of you may have noticed that the colors in my book, Mister Seahorse, seem brighter and textured in a way that looks different from my other books. When I was creating Mister Seahorse I [...]
How are the spider web in The Very Busy Spider, the chirp in The Very Quiet Cricket and the flashing lights in The Very Lonely Firefly made?
Have you ever noticed the raised letters on a business card or stationery? The same method is used to create the spider web in The Very Busy Spider. It’s called thermography and this is how it [...]
Many of you ask, why the butterfly in The Very Hungry Caterpillar comes from a cocoon, not a chrysalis?
That’s a good question. Here’s the scientific explanation: In most cases a butterfly does come from a chrysalis, but not all. There’s a rare genus called Parnassian, that pupates in a cocoon. [...]
Do you speak another language besides English?
Yes! I have become aware that many of you speak two languages, one at home and another at school. I also speak two languages, English and German. I was born in Syracuse, New York and I spoke [...]
