On February 14th, The World of Eric Carle will publish the most complete collection of the beloved artist’s animal illustrations to date, ERIC LOVES ANIMALS (JUST LIKE YOU!) (Hardcover, ages 2-5). The book, an interactive, alphabetized guide to the animal kingdom, features 176 pages of sketches, drawings, paintings, sculptures, and collages, including dozens of unpublished pieces from Eric’s collection, narrated simply yet elegantly in Eric's own words. Fan-favorites, like the famous Hungry Caterpillar and Grouchy Ladybug, sit alongside never-before-seen hippos, ostriches, and jellyfish. Peek-through holes, gatefolds and other surprises make ERIC LOVES ANIMALS the perfect gift for budding young readers, nature and art fans, and anyone who grew up with Carle’s timeless characters.
“In the making of ERIC LOVES ANIMALS, it was crucial to honor Carle’s wish for children to feel as connected to the natural world as he did as a child,” said Cecily Kaiser, Associate Publisher of Early Childhood at Penguin Workshop, “We designed each spread to envelop the reader, surrounding them with images and words from Eric himself. The entire package is meant to invite and delight – from the surprise die-cut hole that accompanies the Very Hungry Caterpillar to the whale poster printed on the underside of the jacket. This book sits as beautifully on a coffee table as it does on a young reader’s first bookshelf.”
About The World of Eric Carle
The World of Eric Carle is based on Eric Carle’s beloved picture books including The Very Hungry Caterpillar. The brand’s mission is to nurture a child’s love of literature and learning, encouraging imaginative play and exploration. Trusted by parents, teachers and librarians and beloved by children worldwide for generations, the The Very Hungry Caterpillar and other timeless storybooks come to life in colorfully creative books and products designed to inspire very hungry young minds.
Eric Carle is acclaimed and beloved as the creator of brilliantly illustrated and innovatively designed picture books for very young children. His best-known work, The Very Hungry Caterpillar, has been translated into 70 languages and sold over 55 million copies. 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. In 2003, Carle received the Laura Ingalls Wilder Award (now called the Children’s Literature Legacy Award) for lifetime achievement in children's literature. In 2002, Eric and his wife Barbara cofounded The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art (www.carlemuseum.org) in Amherst, MA, a 40,000 square foot space dedicated to the celebration of picture books and picture book illustrations from around the world, underscoring the cultural, historical, and artistic significance of picture books and their art form. Eric Carle passed away in May 2021 at the age of 91. His work remains an important influence on artists and illustrators at work today. www.eric-carle.com
About Penguin Random House:
Penguin Random House, the world’s largest trade book publisher, is dedicated to its mission of nourishing a universal passion for reading by connecting authors and their writing with readers everywhere. The company, which employs more than 10,000 people globally, was formed on July 1, 2013, by Bertelsmann and Pearson. As of April 1, 2020, Bertelsmann is full owner of the company. With more than 300 imprints and brands on six continents, Penguin Random House comprises adult and children’s fiction and nonfiction print and digital English-German-and Spanish-language trade book publishing businesses in more than 20 countries worldwide. With over 15,000 new titles, and more than 600 million print, audio and eBooks sold annually, Penguin Random House’s publishing lists include more than 80 Nobel Prize laureates and hundreds of the world’s most widely read authors.
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