Eric Carle 2009, celebrating the first day of spring. He also designed a "Google doodle" with autumnal theme for the use in Southern Hemisphere. "The Very Hungry Caterpillar" was chosen by Jumpstart for Young Children as the book for Read For the Record 2009 on October 8 of that year. The program encourages educators, librarians and parents to try to have as many as possible read the same book on the same day all over the world. Carle has won numerous awards for his work in children's literature, including the Japan Picture Book Award, the Regina Medal and the Lifetime Achievement Award
David Carle diagnosis caused Carle to immediately retire from hockey as a player but despite the end of his career he was still drafted by the Tampa Bay Lightning 203rd overall in the seventh and final round. Then-owner Oren Koules's son attended Shattuck-Saint Mary's at the same time as Carle and he directed GM Jay Feaster to select Carle in recognition of his hard work. Denver University honored the scholarship it had offered to Carle and he began attending in the fall of 2008. Wanting to keep him as part of the team, head coach George Gwozdecky offered Carle a place as