Introduction / Leonard S. Marcus -- Autobiography -- It takes the practiced hand / Ann Beneduce -- Eric Carle : an artist for children / Viktor Christen -- Colors that touch the hearts of children / Takeshi Matsumoto -- Where do ideas come from? : speech given at the Library of Congress / by Eric Carle -- How Eric Carle creates his art : a step-by-step photo essay on his collage technique -- The art of Eric Carle : illustrations from picture books, spanning more than 25 years -- Sketches -- List of books

Portrait of the children's author/illustrator, includes over sixty full-color illustrations from his books, examples of his student artwork, autobiographical information and photographs, and essays on his life and art by friends, critics, and colleagues