It was a recent trip to Kohl's department store in Springhill, Tennessee, that declared which children's author would be best suited to write an article addressing the best traits and limitations of such a person. Kohl's department store currently features and sells four of award-winning children's author and illustrator Eric Carle's award-winning books and stuffed animals in support of their Kohl's Cares program, which donates 100% of profits to support health and education initiatives in communities of the whole nation. The books The Mixed-Up Chameleon, The Hungry Caterpillar, The Foolish Tortoise, and The Grouchy Ladybug, as well as plush chameleons, caterpillars, turtles, and ladybugs can be purchased separately for five dollars each ("Kohl's Cares," 2011). On the inside flap of the featured books is a personal message from Carle saying how happy she is that her books are part of the Kohl's Cares program. It also states, “Thank you for your interest in my books and for sharing them with special people in your life.” Eric Carle's books and products bring in over $50 million a year (Setoodeh, 2009). It was the award-winning publication of Carle's book The Very Hungry Caterpillar in 1969 that began the chain of events that is now a commodity empire in its own right (“Eric,” 2002). Carle's family and friends have speculated about why and how a book can be so successful, and Carle emphasizes that “'it's a book about hope. If you are an insignificant caterpillar, you can grow up to be a butterfly in the world'” (Setoodeh, 2009). Carle's childhood was difficult, full of tribulations due to the Second World War. Carle grew up during wartime Germany under Hitler's reign and said that... middle of paper... useum. org.Hearne, B. (1992). Model of sound, sight and history: from literature to literacy. From literature to literacy, 16(1), 17-42. Retrieved February 11, 2011, from Project Musedatabase.Kohl's. "Kohl's Concerns." (2010). Retrieved February 14, 2011, from http://www.kohls.com.Minzesheimer, B. (2009). Cuddle up with Carle's "caterpillar". United States today. Retrieved February 10, 2011, from the Gale Biography in Context database. Mirel, B. (1984). Tradition and individual revisitation. Children's Literature AssociationQuarterly, 9(2), 63-66. Retrieved February 14, 2011, from the Project Muse database. Eric Carle Official Website. Retrieved February 10, 2011, from http://www.ericcarle.com.Simurda, S. J. & Carle, E. (2002). The house built by the caterpillar. Yankee, 66(9), 122. Retrieved February 12, 2011 from the EBSCOhost database.