Saturday, August 27 from 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Join us for our annual Author Day to celebrate Eric Carle, the creator of brilliantly illustrated and innovatively designed picture books for very young children. Throughout the Historic Village there will be a variety of fun, hands-on activities tied to these popular children's books. Guests who come dressed as a character from an Eric Carle book will receive free admission on this special day!
Activities Celebrating Eric Carle's books . . .
The Very Hungry Caterpillar, The Grouchy Ladybug, The Very Busy Spider, The Very Quiet Cricket, and The Very Lonely Firefly - Insect Exploration on the Village Green. Stop by to learn about caterpillars, ladybugs, spiders, crickets and fireflies
The Very Tiny Seed - Guests can plant a seed and learn about the stages of how a flower grows.
Little Cloud - Visit the Nature Center to learn all about weather!
Pancakes Pancakes - We’ll be making pancakes in the Witmer Roth home
Around the Farm - Join us for an animal food Scavenger Hunt
The Art of Eric Carle - Enjoy a fun art project, especially for kids!
The Artist Who Painted a Blue Horse - Coloring sheets of animals in District 16 School
Eric Carle is acclaimed and beloved as the creator of brilliantly illustrated and innovatively designed picture books for very young children. His best-known work, The Very Hungry Caterpillar, has eaten its way into the hearts of literally millions of children all over the world and has been translated into 66 languages and sold over 50 million copies. Since the Caterpillar was published in 1969, Eric Carle has illustrated more than seventy books, many best sellers, most of which he also wrote, and more than 152 million copies of his books have sold around the world.