It’s “Sunflower Week” on Pics and Posts, so I’m sharing a children’s book illustration postcard out of sequence because…well, it’s a sunflower! 😉
Samantha (Sammoning on swap-bot), from the Netherlands, sent the Eric Carle postcard below for Children’s Book Illustration Postcard swap #30.
Eric Carle, “Summer”
If you’re familiar with Eric Carle, the author/artist of The Very Hungry Caterpillar, you probably recognized the sunflower as his work immediately. The postcard comes from the World of Eric Carle 100 Postcards, a delightful collection full of the artist’s brilliant work. There is very little information about the postcard. The image was posted on Carle’s blog almost eight years ago with no other detail but the title. It is part of his “season’s collection.”
By the way, if you need a dose of the warm fuzzies, you should really check out his blog.
Carle has “written and/or illustrated more than 70 picture books.” His collage illustrations are made with hand-painted tissue paper. If you’re looking for a fun (and easy) art project to help you decompress after a long work day, check out Carle’s slideshow in which he shares his technique: How I Paint My Tissue Papers.
And if you’re (ever) in Amherst, Massachusetts, check out the Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art.
See you tomorrow…with even more sunflowers.
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Fantastic post.
Love economics and his work.
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Here I am trying to clear out my mail, and you send me FUN and more FUN, and MORE FUN! Love these flowers, and thanks for sharing the links Chandra 😉 I actually just started watching The Very Hungry Caterpillar on Netflix. Shhhhh. I might have to watch it a few times 😉
Happy day to you my friend 😉
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I’m sorry. I’ll try not to fill your mailbox with sunflowers this week. 😀 And your secret’s safe with me. LOL!
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Hello from one Eric Carle fan to another. I am sure you will enjoy my review on “The Very Hungry Caterpillar” —> https://merrymotherhood.co.in/2018/05/30/childrens-book-review-the-very-hungry-caterpillar/
Cheers,
Divya 🙂
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Well-written. My 10 month old baby is already a fan of Eric Carle’s “The Very Hungry Caterpillar” and I have written a review on the same –> https://merrymotherhood.co.in/2018/05/30/childrens-book-review-the-very-hungry-caterpillar/
What you have shared is totally new to me. Glad I found your blog. ❤
Cheers,
Divya 🙂
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