The Prep students (first year at Primary school) were working on a theme of “Growth and Change” and the story “The Very Hungry Caterpillar” fits in beautifully. ChromaKidz comes in 500ml and 2 litre bottles and is recommended for the early childhood years and Chroma2 comes in 2 litre bottles recommended for older primary school children. Berkshire Museum announces The Art of Storytelling: Celebrating Illustration and Literature, three exhibitions celebrating the history and wonder of children’s books and the artwork that complements them. The Art Studio at the Museum is open to visitors of all ages during regular Museum hours and supports the aims of the Museum by encouraging making, appreciating, and thinking about art. He illustrated more than 70 books, most of which he also wrote, and more than 145 million copies of his books have been sold around the world.

On another day he will paint all the greens needed to create the grass, the leaves on the trees and a variety of plants etc. At the time of creating, AccessArt checked all links to ensure content is appropriate for teachers to access.Carle cut paper into the shapes he wanted after he drew a character, like his famous hungry caterpillar.

Students daubed the colours any way they liked and when opened could see the design was mirrored on the other side. Author and illustrator Eric Carle spent almost half a century creating art and writing and illustrating books for children. And if not, The Art of Eric Carle will make converts: it presents the full sweep of the German-born artist’s work, from juvenilia, early posters and commercial art to the radiant color and strong shapes of his children’s book illustrations. I believe the passage from home to school is the second biggest trauma of childhood; the first is, of course, being born.

Prior to the mid-1980s, Carle used commercially available, pre-dyed papers, the colors of which quickly faded.