"Slowly, Slowly, Slowly," said the Sloth by Eric Carle

Martin's eye had been caught by a striking picture of a red lobster that Carle had created for an advertisement. One day, respected educator and author, Bill Martin Jr, called to ask Carle to illustrate a story he had written. Later, he was the art director of an advertising agency for many years. Soon he found a job as a graphic designer in the promotion department of The New York Times. So, in 1952, with a fine portfolio in hand and forty dollars in his pocket, he arrived in New York. But his dream was always to return to America, the land of his happiest childhood memories. Born in Syracuse, New York, in 1929, Eric Carle moved with his parents to Germany when he was six years old he was educated there, and graduated from the prestigious art school, the Akademie der bildenden Kunste, in Stuttgart.

Since the Caterpillar was published in 1969, Eric Carle has illustrated more than sixty books, many best sellers, most of which he also wrote.

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 25 languages and sold over twelve million copies. Eric Carle is acclaimed and beloved as the creator of brilliantly illustrated and innovatively designed picture books for very young children. Eric Carle' s dazzling collage illustrations introduce readers to the exotic beauty of the Amazon rain forest and the many unusual animals living there. But the sloth doesn't answer any questions until the jaguar asks, 'Why are you so lazy?' Anyone who has ever felt too busy will appreciate the sloth's peaceful lifestyle and realize that it's okay to take time to enjoy life. Why doesn't it run or fly or play or hunt like the rest of us? 'Why are you so slow?' the howler monkey inquires. 'What strange kind of creature is this?' the other animals wonder. Slowly, it eats and then, slowly, it falls asleep. Item: 164920113169 'Slowly, Slowly, Slowly,' said the Sloth by Eric Carle.

&quot;Slowly, Slowly, Slowly,&quot; said the Sloth by Eric Carle

"Slowly, Slowly, Slowly," said the Sloth by Eric Carle