Happy Birthday Eric Carle!

Now the very hungry caterpillar can eat itself.
(Image from teachingheart.net)

Eric Carle was born on June 25, 1929. He's best known for writing and illustrating The Very Hungry Caterpillar, The Very Lonely Firefly, The Very Quiet Cricket, The Very Busy Spider, and The Grouchy Ladybug . . . there's definitely a theme here. I wonder why the ladybug was only "grouchy," not "very grouchy." He also illustrated Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? - required reading for every kindergartener. Since 1967 he has illustrated over 70 books with his cool collages! He also founded The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art in Amherst, Massachusetts.

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Happy Birthday Maurice Sendak!

Maurice Sendak was born on June 10, 1928. You probably know him best as the writer and illustrator of Where the Wild Things Are and Chicken Soup with Rice, but did you know he also illustrated the Little Bear book series by Else Holmelund Minarik?

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Super Cute Pom Pom Poodle Craft

Check out this Poodle-approved craft from the TLC website. All you need are some pom poms and pipe cleaners and you can make your own little poodle, chihuahua, or dachshund.
The poodle in the sample is black, but you can make a pink one like our good ol' pal Poodle. You can make her a tiny scarf, too. All you need is a small scrap of fabric or a ribbon.
Happy crafting!