The Carle Honors are annual awards given by the

Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art is a museum devoted to the art of the picture book and especially the children's book. It is a member of Museums10 and is adjacent to the campus of Hampshire College in Amherst, Massachusetts. The Carle w ...

to individuals and organizations in the picture book field for their dedication and creative vision. They are named in honor of the American author and illustration of children's picture books

Eric Carle Eric Carle (June 25, 1929 – May 23, 2021) was an American author, designer and illustrator of children's books. His picture book '' The Very Hungry Caterpillar'', first published in 1969, has been translated into more than 66 languages and sol ...

Categories of honorees

There are four categories of honoree: * Artist Honoree - for an exceptional picture book creator * Angel Honoree - for an individual who has supported and advocated for picture book writers and artists * Bridge Honoree - presented to individuals who have taken innovative approaches to expanding picture book readership * Mentor Honoree - presented to editors, educators, and designers

Carle Honorees

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1st Carle Honorees – 2006

* Artist: Rosemary Wells * Angel: Helen Bing * Bridge:

Morton Schindel Morton Schindel (April 23, 1918 – August 20, 2016) was an American educator, producer, and founder of Weston Woods Studios, which specializes in adapting children's books into animated films. He named the company after the wooded area outside hi ...

* Mentor:

Ann Beneduce Anne, alternatively spelled Ann, is a form of the Latin female given name Anna. This in turn is a representation of the Hebrew Hannah, which means 'favour' or 'grace'. Related names include Annie. Anne is sometimes used as a male name in th ...

* Presenters: Jane Bayard Curley and Leonard S. Marcus

2nd Carle Honorees – 2007

* Artist:

Ashley Bryan Ashley Frederick Bryan (July 13, 1923February 4, 2022) was an American writer and illustrator of children's books. Most of his subjects are from the African-American experience. He was U.S. nominee for the Hans Christian Andersen Award in 2006 ...

* Angel: Martin Pope and Lillie Pope * Bridge: Twila Liggett * Mentor: Margaret McElderry * Presenters: Jane Bayard Curley and Leonard S. Marcus

3rd Carle Honorees – 2008

* Artist:

Maurice Sendak Maurice Bernard Sendak (; June 10, 1928 – May 8, 2012) was an American author and illustrator of children's books. He became most widely known for his book '' Where the Wild Things Are'', first published in 1963.Turan, Kenneth (October 16, 20 ...

* Angel: Jim Oelschlager and Vanita Oelschlager * Bridge:

Jim Trelease James Joseph Trelease (March 23, 1941 – July 28, 2022) was an American educator and author who stressed reading aloud to children to instill a love of literature. Life Jim Trelease was born on March 23 in Orange, New Jersey to George Edward a ...

* Mentor:

Susan Hirschman Susan Hirschman was the founder of children's publisher Greenwillow Books. Career Hirschman was born in Manhattan, and lived there for her entire career. She was inspired to enter publishing during high school when she heard a talk by Jennie ...

4th Carle Honorees – 2009

* Artist: Alice Provensen * Angel:

Kyle Zimmer Kyle Joseph Zimmer (born September 13, 1991) is an American professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Kansas City Royals from 2019 to 2021. The Royals selected Zimmer in the first roun ...

* Bridge: Blouke Carus and

Marianne Carus Marianne Carus (June 16, 1928 – March 3, 2021) was a German-born American editor and publisher known for creating the children's magazine ''Cricket (magazine), Cricket''. Responding to educators who were using the basic readers created by her ...

* Mentor: Walter Lorraine * Co-Chairs: Jon Scieszka and

Jamie Lee Curtis Jamie Lee Curtis (born November 22, 1958) is an American actress, producer, children's author, and activist. She came to prominence with her portrayal of Lt. Barbara Duran on the ABC sitcom '' Operation Petticoat'' (1977–78). In 1978, she m ...

5th Carle Honorees – 2010

* Artist:

David Macaulay David Macaulay (born 2 December 1946) is a British-born American illustrator and writer. His works include ''Cathedral'' (1973), '' The Way Things Work'' (1988) and ''The New Way Things Work'' (1998). His illustrations have been featured in ...

* Angel: Allan Daniel and Kendra Daniel * Bridge: Nancy Schon * Mentor: Stephen Mooser & Lin Oliver * Co-Chairs: Les Charles and Zora Charles and

Chris Van Allsburg Chris Van Allsburg (born June 18, 1949) is an American illustrator and writer of children's books. He has won two Caldecott Medals for U.S. picture book illustration, for ''Jumanji'' (1981) and ''The Polar Express'' (1985), both of which he al ...

and Lisa Van Allsburg

6th Carle Honorees – 2011

* Artist:

Lois Ehlert Lois Jane Ehlert (November 9, 1934 – May 25, 2021) was an American author and illustrator of children's books, most having to do with nature. Ehlert won the Caldecott Honor for ''Color Zoo'' in 1990. Some of her other popular works included '' ...

* Angel: Jeanne Steig * Bridge: Karen Nelson Hoyle * Mentor: Michael Di Capua * Co-Chairs:

Jerry Pinkney Jerry Pinkney (December 22, 1939 – October 20, 2021) was an American illustrator and writer of children's literature. Pinkney illustrated over 100 books since 1964, including picture books, nonfiction titles and novels. Pinkney's works addresse ...

and Gloria Jean Pinkney and

7th Carle Honorees – 2012

* Artist:

Lane Smith Walter Lane Smith III (April 29, 1936 – June 13, 2005) was an American actor. His well-known roles included newspaper editor Perry White in the ABC series '' Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman'', Walter Warner in ''Son in Law'', coll ...

* Angel: Kent L. Brown, Jr. * Bridge: Christopher Cerf * Mentor:

Frances Foster Frances Helen Foster (née Brown; June 11, 1924 – June 17, 1997) was an American film, television and stage actress. In addition to being an actress, Brown was also an award–winning stage director. Life and career Foster was born France ...

* Co-Chairs:

Jules Feiffer Jules Ralph Feiffer (born January 26, 1929)''Comics Buyer's Guide'' #1650; February 2009; Page 107 is an American cartoonist and author, who was considered the most widely read satirist in the country. He won the Pulitzer Prize in 1986 as North- ...

, Kate Feiffer, and

Norton Juster Norton Juster (June 2, 1929 – March 8, 2021) was an American academic, architect, and writer. He was best known as an author of children's books, notably for ''The Phantom Tollbooth'' and '' The Dot and the Line''. Early life Juster was born i ...

and Jeanne Juster

8th Carle Honorees – 2013

* Artist:

* Angel: Lynda Johnson Robb and Carol Rasco * Mentor: Phyllis Fogelman Baker * Bridge: Barbara Bader * Co-Chairs: Tony DiTerlizzi and

Angela DiTerlizzi Angela may refer to: Places * Angela, Montana * Angela Lake, in Volusia County, Florida * Lake Angela, in Lyon Township, Oakland County, Michigan * Lake Angela, the reservoir impounded by the source dam of the South Yuba River Fiction * Ang ...

9th Carle Honorees – 2014

* Artist:

* Angel: Reach Out and Read, represented by Brian Gallagher and Dr.

Perri Klass Perri Klass (born 1958) is an American pediatrician and writer who has published extensively about her medical training and pediatric practice. Among her subjects have been the issues of women in medicine, relationships between doctors and patient ...

* Mentor: Dr. Henrietta Mays Smith * Bridge:

Françoise Mouly Françoise Mouly (; born 24 October 1955) is a Paris-born New York-based designer, editor, and publisher. She is best known as co-founder, co-editor, and publisher of the comics and graphics magazine '' Raw'' (1980–1991), as the publisher of ...

* Presenters: Tony DiTerlizzi and

10th Carle Honorees – 2015

* Artist: Helen Oxenbury * Angel: The Cotsen Children’s Library at Princeton University, represented by Corinna Cotsen and Andrea Immel * Mentor:

Neal Porter Neal Porter is an American children's book editor. He is the founder of Neal Porter Books, an imprint of Holiday House. After a brief stint in the college textbook department of St. Martin’s Press he moved into trade publishing, in 1977, whe ...

* Bridge: Joan Bertin, executive director of the National Coalition Against Censorship (NCAC) * Presenter:

11th Carle Honorees – 2016

* Artist:

Allen Say Allen Say (born James Allen Koichi Moriwaki Seii in 1937; surname written in Japanese) is a Japanese-American writer and illustrator. He is best known for '' Grandfather's Journey'', a children's picture book detailing his grandfather's voyage f ...

* Angel:

Lee & Low Books Lee & Low Books is an independent children's book publisher focusing on diversity. History Lee & Low was founded in 1991 by Chinese Americans Tom Low and Philip Lee as a children's book publisher specializing in books featuring people of color a ...

, represented by Jason Low * Mentor: Regina Hayes * Bridge: Steven Heller * Presenter: Gregory Maguire

12th Carle Honorees – 2017

* Artist: Ed Young * Angel: Dr.

John Y. Cole John Y. Cole (born July 30, 1940) is an American librarian, historian, and author. He was the founding director of the Center for the Book at the Library of Congress and in 2016 became the first official historian of the Library of Congress. Educ ...

* Mentor:

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, represented by Chairperson Dr. Cynthia Weill * Bridge: Anthea Bell * Presenter:

Jack Gantos Jack Gantos (born July 2, 1951) is an American author of children's books. He is best known for the fictional characters Rotten Ralph and Joey Pigza. Rotten Ralph is a cat who stars in twenty picture books written by Gantos and illustrated by ...

13th Carle Honorees – 2018

* Artist: Paul O. Zelinsky, illustrator * Angel: The Sendak Fellowship & Workshop, represented by Lynn Caponera and Dona Ann McAdams * Mentor: Dr.

Rudine Sims Bishop Rudine Sims Bishop, professor emerita at Ohio State University, has been referred to as the "mother of" multicultural children's literature for her sociologically groundbreaking American children's literature research. Biography Bishop was born ...

* Bridge: The Bologna Children’s Book Fai, represented by

Elena Pasoli Elena may refer to: People * Elena (given name), including a list of people and characters with this name * Joan Ignasi Elena (born 1968), Catalan politician * Francine Elena (born 1986), British poet Geography * Elena (town), a town in Velik ...

* Host:

Andrea Davis Pinkney Andrea Davis Pinkney (born 1963) is the author of numerous books for children and young adults, including picture books, novels, works of historical fiction and nonfiction who writes about African-American culture. In addition to her work as an a ...

14th Carle Honorees – 2019

* Artist:

Melissa Sweet Melissa Sweet is an Australian journalist and nonfiction writer. Formerly employed by '' The Sydney Morning Herald'', ''The Bulletin'' magazine, and Australian Associated Press, she specializes in writing about human health and medicine. Earl ...

, author-illustrator * Angel:

REFORMA REFORMA: The National Association to Promote Library & Information Services to Latinos and the Spanish Speaking, more commonly known as REFORMA, is an affiliate of the American Library Association formed in 1971 to promote library services to Lat ...

, the National Association to Promote Library and Information Services to Latinos and the Spanish Speaking * Mentor: David Saylor, VP and Creative Director of Scholastic; founder and publisher of Graphix * Bridge: Takeshi Matsumoto, founder of the Chihiro Art Museum in Japan

2020 Carle Honors - cancelled due to Covid 19

15th Carle Honorees – 2021

* Artist: Raúl Colón * Angel: Every Child a Reader, represented by Carl Lennertz * Mentor:

Patricia Aldana Patricia Aldana is a children's book publisher based in Canada. She is the founder and former publisher of Groundwood Books, past president of the International Board on Books for Young People (IBBY), current president of the IBBY Trust, and curren ...

* Bridge: Dennis M. V. David and Justin G. Schiller

16th Carle Honorees – 2022

* Artist:

Faith Ringgold Faith Ringgold (born October 8, 1930 in Harlem, New York City) is an American painter, writer, mixed media sculptor, and performance artist, best known for her narrative quilts. Early life Faith Ringgold was born the youngest of three childr ...

, painter, teacher and author * Angel:

Dolly Parton Dolly Rebecca Parton (born January 19, 1946) is an American singer-songwriter, actress, philanthropist, and businesswoman, known primarily for her work in country music. After achieving success as a songwriter for others, Parton made her album ...

’s Imagination Library * Mentor: Wade Hudson and Cheryl Hudson, authors, publishers and champions for diversity equity and inclusion * Bridge: Ajia, translator, author, promoter of picture books

References

External links

Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art
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