Eric Carle Board Books - Caterpillar, Spider, Brown Bear 3 new board books

3 favourite ERIC CARLE books

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3 new board books, 24 - 28 pages in each. Books measure 13 x 18 cm.

The VERY HUNGRY CATERPILLAR

One sunny Sunday, the caterpillar was hatched out of a tiny egg. He was very hungry. On Monday, he ate through one apple; on Tuesday, he ate through three plums--and still he was hungry.

Strikingly bold, colorful pictures and a simple text in large, clear type tell the story of a hungry little caterpillar's progress through an amazing variety and quantity of foods. Full at last, he made a cocoon around himself and went to sleep, to wake up a few weeks later wonderfully transformed into a butterfly! Brilliantly innovative designer and artist Eric Carle has dramatized the story of one of Nature's commonest yet loveliest marvels, the metamorphosis of the butterfly, in a picture book to delight as well as instruct the very youngest reader or listener.

Cleverly die-cut pages show what the caterpillar ate on successive days, graphically introducing sets of up to 10 objects and also the names of the days of the week in rotation, as well as telling the central story of the transformation of the caterpillar. The final, double-page picture of the butterfly is a joyous explosion of color, a vibrant affirmation of the wonder and beauty of Nature.

The VERY BUSY SPIDER

Various farm animals try to divert a busy little spider from spinning her web, but she persists and produces a thing of both beauty and usefulness.

With the use of raised drawings, this innovative book adds the sense of touch to vision and hearing as ways to understand and enjoy the strikingly designed illustrations and the memorable story. Enjoyed by all audiences, this book’s tactile element makes it especially interesting to the visually-impaired.

Pictures to feel as well as to see while you hear or read the story. The board book edition of the best-selling story features a raised spider web children can feel for themselves, which complement the book's colorful collages and easy, rhythmic text.

BROWN BEAR, BROWN BEAR, What do you see?

by BILL MARTIN Jr, pictures by ERIC CARLE

Colour and animals are used in this book alongside a simple rhyming text and lots of repetition. The question and answer technique takes the reader through a range of animals and colours – a big green frog, a plump purple cat, a cheeky brown monkey, etc. in this book which children will quickly learn by heart.

Exuberantly coloured artwork and favourite animals make this rhythmic story the perfect introduction to looking and learning about colours. Each spread leads seamlessly into the next and young children will delight in Eric's colourful collage animals and simple repetitive language. Appealing animals in bold colors are seen and named in a rhyming question-and-response text that delights as it invites young readers and listeners to participate actively.

About the author

Eric Carle is acclaimed and beloved as the creator of brilliantly illustrated and innovatively designed picture books for very young children. His best-known work, The Very Hungry Caterpillar, has eaten its way into the hearts of literally millions of children all over the world and has been translated into more than 25 languages and sold over twelve million copies. Since the Caterpillar was published in 1969, Eric Carle has illustrated more than sixty books, many best sellers, most of which he also wrote.

Eric Carle's art is distinctive and instantly recognizable. His art work is created in collage technique, using hand-painted papers, which he cuts and layers to form bright and cheerful images. Many of his books have an added dimension - die-cut pages, twinkling lights as in The Very Lonely Firefly, even the lifelike sound of a cricket's song as in The Very Quiet Cricket - giving them a playful quality: a toy that can be read, and in the case of The Very Busy Spider, a book that can be touched. Children also enjoy working in collage and many send him pictures they have made themselves, inspired by his illustrations. He receives hundreds of letters each week from his young admirers. The secret of Eric Carle's books' appeal lies in his intuitive understanding of and respect for children, who sense in him instinctively someone who shares their most cherished thoughts and emotions.

Eric Carle has two grown-up children, a son and a daughter. He lives with his wife Barbara in Northampton, Massachusetts.

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3 Eric Carle board books - The Very Hungry Caterpillar, The Very Busy Spider and Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?