I always loved Eric Carle’s style and am thrilled to bits that my baby looves it too.. the big pictures..the beautiful illustrations and its simple concept is exactly what i’d love my baby to grow up liking. Here is why i think he has made it out to be such a good Picture Writer and how his concepts appeal to children unanimously. Copy pasting his words.
“As a schoolboy, especially in high school, I never liked sports or gymnastics very much. I was more of a dreamer and I preferred to draw pictures. Whenever possible I skipped gym classes. My report card invariably mentioned my less than satisfactory participation, “Eric must make more of an effort,” wrote my physical education teacher year after year on my report card. Looking back, I realize that I was bothered by the emphasis placed on winning, performing, succeeding, achieving and excelling. And I felt that in some way this anxiety-producing competitiveness was not good for children. Of course, we need exercise for healthy bodies, but why must it be competitive, a pleasure only for the few who are winners? Why can’t it be something done for fun, to be enjoyed by everyone? An important idea was beginning to take shape in my mind—an inside idea”
aahh… Perfect thoughts i’d say.. why must everything be done in order to succeed.. i remember taking part in running race or short put year after year and never even come in the first 4 out of 6 people in the race or being just short of dropping that heavy ball on my toes while attempting short put..hahaha.. of course..people including my teacher laughed at me.. but thanks to my parents continuous guidance ” You MUST participate..never mind the results..have fun!! “, they always said..and i did.. still do 
More of Eric Carle definitely coming up later.
