Through books like Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? Although I was shocked, I always carried that day in my heart,' Carle told NPR in 2011. He worked as a graphic designer in the promotion department of The New York Times before switching to advertising. Carle was working as an art director for an advertising agency at the time; Martin had just written Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? In 2002, Carle and his late wife, Barbara Carle, founded The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art.

Source: The Nation May 26, 2021 23:48 UTC