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 been translated into 70 languages and sold
over 55 million copies. Carle illustrated more than seventy books,
many best sellers, most of which he also wrote, and more than 170
million copies of his books have sold around the world. In 2003,
Carle received the Laura Ingalls Wilder Award (now called the
Children's Literature Legacy Award) for lifetime achievement in
children's literature. In 2002, Eric and his wife, Barbara,
cofounded The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art
(www.carlemuseum.org) 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. Eric Carle passed away in May
2021 at the age of 91. His work remains an important influence on
artists and illustrators at work today. www.eric-carle.com
Dolly Parton is one of the biggest country music stars and
one of the bestselling recording artists of all time. Known as the
"Queen of Country Music," she has sold more than 100 million
records. She has starred in a wide array of movies and has won
eight Grammys and been nominated for two Academy Awards, five
Golden Globes, and an Emmy.
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