Sunday Happiness: Eric Carle on The Very Hungry Caterpillar

The museum is a great place to visit - The Art Studio is particularly fun for kids (of all ages).
The museum site:
http://www.picturebookart.org/Home
or http://www.picturebookart.org/
and take this virtual tour:
http://www.picturebookart.org/Visit/Virtual_Tour
And western Massachusetts is a beautiful place to visit (spring through fall).

wow, i wanna be adopted by him. i would love to just spend a lazy sunday afternoon hanging out with eric carle. just chillin and cuttin and pastin. what a cool idea.
i'd like to roadtrip up to mass in august to go celebrate his birthday!
what fun! thanks for the video link. that was a gem.

Ali, I have been to the museum as well. Western Mass is where I grew up. It is a wonderful place. Its very interactive and I loved the original artwork gallery. The very hungry caterpillar has a special meaning to me as well. At 8 months old I found my youngest son with a caterpillar in his mouth and we thought it was really funny that he had just received that book on the same day. Fortunately he only mouthed the caterpillar and hadn't chewed it.

I love Eric Carl. My favorite is "The Very Quiet Cricket." I've been collecting his books for my son, and I'm glad that there are board books in his collection that we can read together now. Thanks for sharing the links to his blog and museum.

ali- We live in western Ma about 15 minutes from the museum. It is a beautiful place, and the gift shop is my favorite spot! Come and see us in the Pioneer Valley!

We love Eric Carle in this house too, but we're bigger Brown Bear fans than than the caterpillar. But when my son was a babe, 5 years ago, the Carter's brand came out with a whole line of baby layette with the Hungry caterpillar theme. I think I might even still have one of the onesies. So cute :)

Thank you for sharing the video of Eric Carle. It brought tears to my eyes. I miss my kids being little. I've read that book so many, many times. It's packed safely away for them to enjoy with their children one day.
He seems so sweet and caring.
thanks!

Eric Carle is truly a beautiful man. I had the honor of meeting him in college and having several of my books signed by him. He even draws a little caterpillar when he signs--treasures!

A few years back I helped do a workshop for a kindergarten class and we based it on Eric Carle's art---they each painted sheets of paper, then cut out their own animal shapes from the paper they painted, and we made an alphabet and time book from the animals and stories they told. It was so fun---I have a mini copy of that book, and still love to pull it out and remember the kids that did each page! Sweet video---thanks for sharing it and bringing up good memories!

Thanks so much for sharing this video and the link to the museum. I didn't even know it exsisted. I live in MA ~ I can't wait to plan a visit there soon with there with my children.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR SHARING! As a mom and a teacher I am so excited! I live in Florida, but are going home to Rhode Island in July for our annual 4th of JUly family reunion. This will make an awesome addition to the memories that will be shared. Thanks Ali!

I just LOVE how he said in the video, "I love Color" he reminded me of a young child when he said that. A great reminder of what art is really all about.

It's a fantastic museum. Well worth the trip to Amherst!

Hi Ali, thankyou for sharing!
I am studying to be a primary school teacher in Australia (final year this year...bliss!!). The Very Hungry Caterpillar is a favourite book of mine and i love using it in the classroom.
One thing that I have come across at a craft show (that i instantly fell in love with and it was one of those things i HAD to have, lol) was Hungry Caterpillar fabric and panelling with pictures straight from the book, it is beautiful.
Here is a link for pictures of the fabric!
http://www.creativequiltkits.com/andover/very-hungry-caterpillar
Have a great day!!

He is such a sweet man. As a college student, I had to write a paper on him. I sent an email to his website asking for information and in return, Eric Carle personally sent me a packet of posters, postcards, and brochures about his book. I still have them today.

OH my!!! I remember taking my oldest child to meet him at a little independent book store in Tulsa, OK---probably 14 years ago. I still have every book he signed---my daughter insisted on bringing in every book she had by him (which was a lot) and he graciously signed each one---thanks so much for sharing this special video!!

Hi Ali,
I just pulled up Google.com and they are featuring an Eric Carle design for their logo! There's also a cute little article about him: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/books/5021384/Google-celebrates-Eric-Carles-Very-Hungry-Caterpillar.html
Thanks for bringing me back to a great childhood memory.

That was really amazing - heartwarming. Thanks for making me smile, Ali & Eric!

thanks for sharing~i like it so much