The Very Hungry Caterpillar's First Winter by Eric Carle

 埃里克 · 卡尔

Eric Carle is acclaimed and beloved as the creator of brilliantly illustrated and innovatively designed picture books for very young children. His best-known work, The Very Hungry Caterpillar, has eaten its way into the hearts of literally millions of children all over the world and has been translated into more than 62 languages and sold over 41 million copies. Since the Caterpillar was published in 1969, Eric Carle has illustrated more than 70 books, many best sellers, most of which he also wrote.

埃里克 · 卡尔是广受赞誉和喜爱的创造者，他为非常年幼的儿童设计了绘本，这些绘本配有精彩的插图，富有创新性。他最著名的作品《非常饥饿的毛毛虫》深入全世界数百万儿童的心灵，被翻译成62种语言，销量超过4100万册。自1969年《卡特彼勒》出版以来，埃里克 · 卡尔已经为70多本书绘制了插图，其中许多是畅销书，其中大部分还是他自己写的。

Carle says: “With many of my books I attempt to bridge the gap between the home and school. To me home represents, or should represent; warmth, security, toys, holding hands, being held. School is a strange and new place for a child. Will it be a happy place? There are new people, a teacher, classmates – will they be friendly? I believe the passage from home to school is the second biggest trauma of childhood; the first is, of course, being born. Indeed, in both cases we leave a place of warmth and protection for one that is unknown. The unknown often brings fear with it. In my books I try to counteract this fear, to replace it with a positive message. I believe that children are naturally creative and eager to learn. I want to show them that learning is really both fascinating and fun.”

卡尔说: “通过我的许多书，我试图弥合家庭和学校之间的鸿沟。对我来说，家代表，或者应该代表: 温暖、安全、玩具、牵手、被拥抱。对一个孩子来说，学校是一个陌生的新地方。它会是一个快乐的地方吗？有新人，老师，同学——他们会友好吗？我相信从家到学校的过程是童年的第二大创伤，第一个当然是出生。事实上，在这两种情况下，我们都离开了一个温暖和保护的地方，去寻找一个未知的地方。未知常常伴随着恐惧。在我的书中，我试图消除这种恐惧，用积极的信息来代替它。我相信孩子天生就有创造力，并且渴望学习。我想让他们知道，学习真的既有趣又迷人。”

Eric Carle has two grown-up children, a son and a daughter. He divides his time between the Florida Keys and the hills of North Carolina.

埃里克 · 卡尔有两个成年的孩子，一个儿子和一个女儿。他的时间分布在佛罗里达群岛和北卡罗来纳州的山区之间。

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The Official Eric Carle web site: http://www.eric-carle.com

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