Eric Carle Blog

Friday, October 13, 2017

The Carle Honors 2017

It was an honor for me to attend The Carle Honors again this year and I am so proud of our wonderful Museum staff and the work they do to organize this special event.

Congratulations to the 2017 honorees, ARTIST, Ed Young, ANGEL, Dr. John Y. Cole, BRIDGE, Anthea Bell, and MENTOR, Bank Street Writers Lab, represented by Dr. Cynthia Weill. And thank you to author Jack Gantos for presenting the awards and making everyone laugh in the beautiful room under the bridge at Guastavinos!

Photo Credit: Johnny Wolf Photography

Friday, June 23, 2017

Japan 2017

This year I turn 88 years old and am very happy that in April I traveled to Japan for the opening of an exhibition of my work at the Setagaya Art Museum. It was a great honor and a truly meaningful occasion in my life and in my longtime deeply felt connection with the beautiful country of Japan, the country that inspired Bobbie and I to open our own museum of picture book art. Thank you wonderful friends in Japan for your warm welcome and kindness.

My friends at Kaisei-sha, my longtime publisher in Japan, made me a cake.

Here I am with my new friend at his handmade paper store in Tokyo.

Taking a stroll and doing some sightseeing with my second generation publisher.

The press opening at the Setagaya Art Museum.

Signing books at the Setagaya Art Museum.

I was delighted to see Mr. Mori, the translator of The Very Hungry Caterpillar. He is 99 years old.

And very happy to see Mr. Kazuo Iwamura, with whom I collaborated on the book Where Are You Going? To See My Friend! He came for a visit with his two grandchildren.