About the Book Rather than use the same old colors, a child paints animals and objects in a variety of different hues. Includes biographical information about the German painter Franz Marc, who created unconventional animal paintings in the early 1900s. Book Synopsis A brilliant new Eric Carle picture book for the artist in us all Every child has an artist inside them, and this vibrant picture book from Eric Carle will help let it out. The artist in this book paints the world as he sees it, just like a child. Theres a red crocodile, an orange elephant, a purple fox and a polka-dotted donkey. More than anything, theres imagination. Filled with some of the most magnificently colorful animals of Eric Carles career, this tribute to the creative life celebrates the power of art. About The Author Eric Carle lives in Northampton, Massachusetts. Visit the Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art in Amherst, Massachusetts.