Rooster's Off to See the World

Eric Carle. Little Simon, $7.99 (26pp) ISBN 978-0-689-84901-5

An octet of favorite picture books now appears as board book editions. Wanderlust sends a rooster to the road, and loneliness leads him to take on traveling companions in the adventure-cum-counting book Rooster's Off to See the World by Eric Carle. The type may be small, to fit the format, but symbols in the corner of each spread help readers keep track of the travelers' growing number. (Jan.)

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