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When I was a young boy, leaving home to go to school was a difficult transition for me. So creating books for very young children has been particularly meaningful. I hope my books will help to [...]

AMERIKA HAUS In an earlier blog post, I shared images of posters I had designed as a young art student in Germany. I thought you might enjoy seeing a few more of these. Here I am at 20 years old [...]

Because my dear friends Barry Moser and Norton Juster are frequently mistaken for me, the staff at The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art made them these T-shirts, which they wore with smiles [...]

My father gave me very few material gifts, but the gift he gave me was that on weekend mornings, automatically, we’d go for long walks and talk with each other about all kinds of things. He truly [...]

Happy Mother’s Day to all! Here I am with my Mother when I was 10 years old on vacation in the Black Forest. I remember being very happy to be with my parents in the country. This photo was [...]

Bobbie and I were in Pittsburgh yesterday where I was honored to receive the 2013 Great Friend to Kids Award from the Association of Children’s Museums. It was a wonderful day and I feel [...]

This past weekend, Bobbie and I attended the opening of the exhibit of my independent art (Art Art, as I like to call it) at the Tacoma Art Museum. It was a wonderful time, giving a talk with [...]

In this painting by Lucy Cousins, Maisy meets The Very Hungry Caterpillar!