His work remains an important influence on artists and illustrators at work today. Find out more at . The story literally unfolds as the pages extend both outward and upward, and readers will empathize with Monica’s longing for the moon as well as be reassured by her. Eric Carle passed away in May 2021 at the age of ninety-one. In this beloved picture book from Eric Carle that includes a CD with audio narration by Stanley Tucci, Monica wants to play with the moon, but she can’t quite seem to reach it. In 2002, Eric and his wife, Barbara, cofounded The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art () in Amherst, Massachusetts, 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.

In 2003, Carle received the Children’s Literature Legacy Award for lifetime achievement in children's literature. This is one of Eric Carle’s lesser known picture books that I love. Carle illustrated more than seventy books, many bestsellers, most of which he also wrote, and more than 170 million copies of his books have sold around the world. His best-known work, The Very Hungry Caterpillar, has been translated into seventy languages and sold over fifty-five million copies. Trained as a graphic designer, Carle worked in advertising before turning to childrens books. Eric Carle (1929–2021) was acclaimed and beloved as the creator of brilliantly illustrated and innovatively designed picture books for very young children, including Papa, Please Get the Moon for Me Have You Seen My Cat? and The Tiny Seed. Inside the exhibition rooms, Eric Carles work occupies one large gallery.

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