Eric Carle The Mixed Up ChameleonThe Chameleon didn't know what he could do and that started a funny story! A little bit about Eric Carle; He was born in 1929 and moved to Germany when he was six. He went to a prodigous art school and then got his first job at the New York Times. One day, a respected educator and author, Bill Martin Jr, called Carle to illustrate a story he'd written. The result . . . Brown Bear Brown Bear What do you see? . . . and as they say, the rest is history.