Eric Carle art of children's books in Amherst located adjacent to Hampshire College as part of the Hampshire College Cultural Village. The Museum has welcomed more than 500,000 visitors, including more than 30,000 school children, since it opened its doors in 2002. Eric Carle has received numerous honorary degrees from colleges and universities including Williams College in 2016, Smith College in 2014, Appalachian State University in 2013 and from Bates College in 2007. Google paid tribute to Carle and his book "The Very Hungry Caterpillar" by asking him to design the logo "Google doodle", introduced on its home page on March 20,
Music Inspired by Watership Down previous album "Attic Thoughts". However, beyond its title, the "Music Inspired by Watership Down" album contains few overt references to the novel and instead features excerpts from the works of various poets, such as John Keats and Alexander Pope. "Music Inspired by Watership Down" was originally released in Sweden as "El-Ahrairah" by YTF Records in 1977. This title was taken directly from the pages of "Watership Down", with El-Ahrairah being the name of a trickster, folk hero-deity rabbit, known as "The Prince with a Thousand Enemies". The album was subsequently released with its English title by Charisma Records in the