Awards & Winners

Eric Carle

Date of Birth 25-June-1929
Place of Birth Syracuse
(New York, United States of America, Onondaga County, Area code 315)
Nationality United States of America
Profession Children's book author, Children's book illustrator, Author, Illustrator, Screenwriter
Eric Carle is an American designer, illustrator, and writer of children's books. He is most famous for The Very Hungry Caterpillar, a picture book with few words that has been translated into more than 55 languages. Since it was published in 1969 he has illustrated more than 70 books, most of which he also wrote, and more than 125 million copies of his books have been sold around the world. He won the biennial Laura Ingalls Wilder Award for his career contribution to American children's literature in 2003. For his contribution as a children's illustrator Carle was U.S. nominee for the biennial, international Hans Christian Andersen Award in 2010.

Awards by Eric Carle

Check all the awards nominated and won by Eric Carle.

2011


Nominations 2011 »

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Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award

2005


Nominations 2005 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award

2003


Laura Ingalls Wilder Medal

Nominations 2003 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Laura Ingalls Wilder Medal