Car Conversations & Carle

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Riding in the car with my children has always been a source of joy and pain...sometimes bringing grins from ear to ear and sometimes making me want to pull my hair out.  I know that you can identify with what I'm talking about especially if you're a parent!  Yesterday was no exception!

As Nattie and I drove out of the daycare parking lot, she asked me if I've ever heard of illustrator Eric Carle...I responded, yes and inquired, "What do you know about him?"

"Well, I know that he's an illustrator and Mom, he wrote The Grouchy Lady Bug!  We learned about him today and we made Grouchy Lady Bugs!  Mom, I'm not a grouchy ladybug!"

"Wow, that's so neat Nat!  What else did you learn about him?" 

"He wrote The Very Hungry Caterpillar."

Yes, he did.  And when I shared this little car story with Natalie's teacher, she also mentioned the great website that Eric Carle has created.  It's been awhile, so I checked it out too.  Here's the link in case you're interested in checking it out too.  

Loving car conversations and Carle, Eric Carle!