The Artist Who Painted a Blue Horse by Eric Carle

The Artist Who Painted a Blue Horse by Eric Carle (2011) – Celebratory Picture Book About Creativity

In this joyful and liberating picture book, a young artist boldly paints animals in wonderfully unexpected colors: a blue horse, a red crocodile, a yellow lion, a purple fox, a black polar bear, a green giraffe, and more. With each vibrant page, the child declares with confidence, “I am an artist!”

Eric Carle created this book as a direct response to his own childhood experience in Nazi Germany, where he was told that animals must be painted their “real” colors and that a blue horse was “wrong.” This story is his powerful, joyful answer: there is no wrong color in art — only imagination and freedom of expression.

The book features Eric Carle’s signature brilliant hand-painted tissue-paper collage illustrations in bold, exuberant colors against clean white backgrounds. The simple, repetitive text and large, striking animal portraits make it perfect for even the youngest readers and ideal for encouraging creativity, self-expression, and artistic confidence.

A wonderful companion to The Very Hungry Caterpillar and other classics, this book has become a favorite in classrooms and art programs worldwide for inspiring children to paint, draw, and dream without limits. Available in hardcover and sturdy board book editions.

Key Features:

• Celebrates artistic freedom and the joy of creative expression
• Encourages children to break rules and trust their imagination
• Bold, vibrant Eric Carle collage illustrations in unexpected colors
• Simple, empowering text that builds confidence (“I am an artist!”)
• Perfect for art activities, read-alouds, and discussions about creativity
• Recommended for ages 3–7 (board book ideal for younger children)

A radiant, uplifting book that reminds every child: there is no “wrong” way to create — only your own beautiful way.

《那位畫藍色馬的藝術家》 – 艾瑞‧卡爾（Eric Carle）2011創意慶祝繪本

一位小小藝術家大膽地用想像中的顏色畫動物：藍色的馬、紅色的鱷魚、黃色的獅子、紫色的狐狸、黑色的北極熊、綠色的長頸鹿……每一頁他都自信滿滿地說：「我是一位藝術家！」

艾瑞‧卡爾創作這本書，是為了回應自己童年在納粹德國的經歷——當時大人告訴他動物必須畫成「真實」的顏色，畫藍色馬是「錯誤」的。這本書是他充滿喜悅與力量的回答：藝術裡沒有錯誤的顏色，只有想像力與自由表達。

書中呈現艾瑞‧卡爾標誌性的手繪薄紙拼貼插圖，色彩大膽鮮豔，在乾淨的白底上格外耀眼。簡單重複的文字與大型動物肖像，讓即使是最小的孩子也能輕鬆參與，非常適合激發創意、自我表達與藝術自信心。

這本書是《好餓的毛毛蟲》及其他經典的絕佳夥伴，已成為全球教室與美術課程中最受歡迎的作品之一，鼓勵孩子無拘無束地畫畫、創作與夢想。提供精裝與厚紙板版。

主要特點：

• 慶祝藝術自由與創意表達的喜悅
• 鼓勵孩子打破規則、相信自己的想像力
• 大膽鮮豔的艾瑞‧卡爾拼貼插圖，使用意想不到的顏色
• 簡單有力的文字，建立孩子的自信（「我是一位藝術家！」）
• 適合美術活動、親子共讀與創意討論
• 適合3–7歲（厚紙板版適合幼兒）

一本光芒四射、充滿正能量的繪本，告訴每個孩子：創作沒有「錯」的方式，只有屬於你自己的美麗方式！