Eric Carle, Illustrator, Eric Carle, Author, Laura Whipple, Compiled by Puffin Books $8.99 (96p) ISBN 978-0-698-11855-3
Inspired by a wide-ranging array of animal poems and poets from Benjamin Franklin to Clarence Day, Carle ""depicts his menagerie at full tilt, with sensuous succulence,"" said PW. All ages. (Sept.)
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Laura Whipple, Author, Eric Carle, Illustrator, Eric Carle, Author Philomel Books $10.99 (68p) ISBN 978-0-399-22837-7
This collection of poems celebrates mythological creatures of all shapes, sizes and origins. ""To their world Carle brings his own unique vision,"" said PW, ""creating beings that shimmer with vitality in bright, bold colors."" Ages 5-up. (Feb.)
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Arnold Sundgaard, Author, Eric Carle, Author, Carle Sundgaard, Author Scholastic $16.95 (32p) ISBN 978-0-531-05779-7
When a Lamb and a Butterfly meet in the meadow, the Lamb asks the Butterfly where his mother is. The Butterfly replies, ``My mother flies one way while I fly the other.'' The Lamb, who is used to the warmth and security of her mother, is astounded...
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Eric Carle, Author Picture Book Studio Ltd $11.95 (3p) ISBN 978-0-88708-016-6
One of three wordless concertina friezes shows objects in the sky (sun, rainbow, plane, rain, clouds, moon), another features objects above ground (trees, ships on the water, people in houses, animals) and yet another, objects beneath the ground (cro
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Eric Carle, Author Philomel Books $17.99 (40p) ISBN 978-0-399-21877-4
During his youth, this gifted authorartist explains in his newest book's afterword, his German grandmother would often draw him a star while chanting a nonsense rhyme. Taking that symbol as his foundation, Carle here creates a world pulsating with...
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Eric Carle, Author Philomel Books $22.99 (27p) ISBN 978-0-399-22774-5
With characteristic simplicity-and the now expected visual ``surprise'' at book's end-Carle delivers another heartwarming tale about a diminutive creature on a quest. In the author/artist's words, his latest story ""is about belonging."" As the sun...
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Eric Carle, Author Putnam Publishing Group $6.99 (32p) ISBN 978-0-698-11563-7
In his take on the cumulative children's song, Carle ""injects energy and movement with his signature rainbow-like collages,"" said PW. Ages 2-6. (July)
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Eric Carle, Author HarperCollins Publishers $16.99 (32p) ISBN 978-0-06-028768-9
""YES! A kangaroo has a mother. Just like you and me,"" responds Carle to the query posed by the title of his latest collage-filled book. Ten additional, identically phrased questions and answers follow, each centered on a different animal,...
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Eric Carle, Author Philomel Books $18.99 (13p) ISBN 978-0-399-23731-7
Originally published in 1981, The Honeybee and the Robber by Eric Carle now invites young hands to play a part in the proceedings. From the get-go, children place a finger in the die-cut hole on the cover, slide it back and forth and make the ...
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Eric Carle, Author HarperFestival $7.99 (28p) ISBN 978-0-694-01456-9
Board Book Bonanza Eric Carle offers a board book edition of Does a Kangaroo Have a Mother, Too? ""Yes! A kangaroo has a mother. Just like me and you,"" reads the opening. ""Does a lion have a mother, too?"" Carle's signature collages punctuate...
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Eric Carle, Author . S&S/Aladdin $6.99 (32p) ISBN 978-0-689-84431-7
"Carle offers a straightforward, repetitive text and minimalist cut-paper art to demonstrate Goethe's 19th-century color theory," said PW. Ages 2-up. (June).
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Eric Carle, Author Philomel Books $7.95 (34p) ISBN 978-0-399-21970-2
Each car of a zoo-bound train contains a different number of vibrant, stylized animals; their destination is depicted in a fold-out finale. Ages 3-7. (July)
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Eric Carle, Author Philomel Books $22.95 (40p) ISBN 978-0-399-22824-7
Carle adopts a slightly different artistic technique for his latest work, superimposing strong line drawings over his trademark colored-tissue-paper collage. Inspired in part by French Cubist Fernand Leger's paintings of laborers (as a note printed...
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Eric Carle, Author Scholastic $5.99 (0p) ISBN 978-0-590-44453-8
As portrayed in Carle's familiar, colorful collages, cornflakes just won't do for a determined lad who goes to great lengths to procure his favorite breakfast. Ages 3-7. (Nov.)
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Eric Carle, Author HarperTrophy $6.99 (0p) ISBN 978-0-06-443162-0
Collages in festive hues illustrate this story of a chameleon that learns to change not only his colors but his shape and his dreams as well. Ages 4-8. (February)
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Eric Carle, Author . HarperTrophy $6.99 (32p) ISBN 978-0-06-443642-7
Nearly a dozen animals are introduced, substituted into the titular question. "Carle's innovative textures, quirky perspectives and glowing, jewel tones mark these stylized images of affectionate animal mothers and their endearing young,"
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Eric Carle, Author Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers $18.99 (32p) ISBN 978-0-88708-056-2
Hermit Crab moves out of his small shell on the sea floor, in search of a new residence. When he finds a bigger place, a sea anemone offers to move in with him; a starfish agrees to decorate the joint. A snail and a sea urchin are employed for...
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Eric Carle, Author, Kazuo Iwamura, Joint Author . Scholastic/Orchard $19.95 (40p) ISBN 978-0-439-41659-7
This collaboration between two artists, Carle explains in an introductory note, "required an artistic balancing act that still kept the project spontaneous." The result of their efforts is a resounding success. Each author/artist relates the
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Eric Carle, Author, Eric Carle, Illustrator Little Simon $8.99 (32p) ISBN 978-0-689-87064-4
Just right for a board book, Eric Carle's A House for Hermit Crab takes his tale of a crustacean in search of a new shell home to youngest readers. PW wrote, ""Carle's underwater neighborhood is snug, dynamic and full of possibilities."" .
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Eric Carle, Author, Eric Carle, Illustrator Philomel Books $34.99 (0p) ISBN 978-0-399-24204-5
Eric Carle's Very Little Library is a boxed set of three favorite board books, The Very Hungry Caterpillar; The Very Lonely Firefly, with its flashing firefly lights; and The Very Busy Spider, with its tactile spider web.
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Eric Carle, Author, Eric Carle, Illustrator Little Simon $14.95 (32p) ISBN 978-0-689-84964-0
Eric Carle takes readers on an interactive romp as two children run for their lives in Watch Out! A Giant!, which was first published in 1978. Flaps that lift to show pages underneath aid the journey through Carle's distinctive collages. (June)
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Eric Carle, Author, Eric Carle, Illustrator . Philomel $29.99 (14p) ISBN 978-0-399-25039-2
In honor of the 40th anniversary of Eric Carle’s The Very Hungry Caterpillar
comes the first-ever pop-up edition of this book. When the familiar, tiny caterpillar pops out of his egg, a dial lets readers help him chug across Carle’s...
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Eric Carle, Author, Eric Carle, Illustrator . HarperCollins $19.99 (36p) ISBN 978-0-06-074076-4
Inspired by a 2003 newspaper story about a shipment of yellow rubber ducks that fell overboard from a container ship, this winsome story pairs Carle's (Mister Seahorse
) characteristically jewel-toned collage art with a breezy text whose...
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Eric Carle, Author, Eric Carle, Illustrator . Philomel $16.99 (32p) ISBN 978-0-399-24269-4
In this original, entirely engaging book, Carle adds to his rich cache of endearing animal characters while delivering some intriguing information about several underwater species. Father fish come to the forefront here—and deservedly so. When
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Eric Carle, Author, Eric Carle, Illustrator Philomel Books $16.99 (24p) ISBN 978-0-399-24205-2
Eric Carle's classic story with die-cut pages of the caterpillar who eats and eats-and finally becomes a butterfly-is packaged with a colorful plush version of the titular critter, in the boxed set The Very Hungry Caterpillar Board Book and Plush
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Eric Carle, Author, Eric Carle, Illustrator Little Simon $8.99 (28p) ISBN 978-0-689-87148-1
Sturdy board book editions introduce concepts and favorite characters to youngest booklovers. The board book edition of Pancakes, Pancakes! by Eric Carle tells youngsters how Jack goes about getting the ingredients for the titular meal, and all the...
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Eric Carle. Philomel, $17.99 (32p) ISBN 978-0-399-16533-7
A boy and a girl are fast friends: “Together they played and ran and danced and told each other secrets.” When she moves away, the boy “took a deep breath, counted to ten,” and sets out on an arduous journey to reunite with her. Using the hand-painte
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Eric Carle and Friends. Holt, $17.99 (40p) ISBN 978-0-8050-9641-5
Answers to this classic kid question arrive courtesy of 14 top illustrators including Lucy Cousins, Jon Klassen, Chris Raschka, and Lane Smith; the contributions range from meticulously rendered artwork to quick, funny sketches, along with...
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Eric Carle. Philomel, $18.99 (40p) ISBN 978-0-399-17687-6
Carle delivers a carnival of pictorial and rhyming jokes, illustrated in chunky painted paper collage and dedicated to surrealist painter René Magritte and The Treachery of Images, with its famous jest, “Ceci n’est pas une pipe” (Carle previously...
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Eric Carle, Author, Eric Carle, Illustrator . S&S/Aladdin $6.99 (32p) ISBN 978-0-689-84894-0
"Hermit Crab moves out of his small shell on the sea floor, in search of a new residence. The pictures are occasionally quite abstract, but always engaging," said PW. Ages 5-8. (Apr.)
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Eric Carle, Author, Eric Carle, Illustrator . S&S/Aladdin $6.99 (40p) ISBN 978-0-689-84244-3
PW wrote, "The pages, like the seed pod, burst with color in this picture book that admirably conveys the miracle of a seed." Ages 4-8. (Apr.)
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Eric Carle, Author, Eric Carle, Illustrator Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing $19.95 (40p) ISBN 978-0-88708-026-5
Carle, whose The Very Hungry Caterpillar has been extraordinarily successful, scores again with this stunning picture book, drawn in thick, brilliant brushstrokes of blues and greens and reds that dazzle the eye. Monica wants to play with the moon,...
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Eric Carle, Author, Eric Carle, Illustrator Little Simon $7.99 (26p) 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...
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Eric Carle, Author, Eric Carle, Illustrator HarperCollins $6.99 (32p) ISBN 978-0-06-443099-9
A small boy follows a coded message to find his birthday surprise. PW noted that this book introduces ""pattern recognition, matching shapes, map-reading, and directional relationships in full-color pages that allow preschoolers to participate fully
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Eric Carle, Author, Eric Carle, Illustrator HarperFestival $7.99 (15p) ISBN 978-0-694-00709-7
Mice, a rottweiler, an arachnid and a few other assorted critters make sturdy reappearances in five board book versions of picture books. In Ellen Stoll Walsh's Mouse Paint, ``three white mice on a white piece of paper"" enjoy a colorful romp, while
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Eric Carle, Author, Eric Carle, Illustrator Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing $18.99 (40p) ISBN 978-0-88708-015-9
This picture book admirably conveys the miracle of a seed. Flower pods burst and dispatch their seeds on the wind; the air-borne seeds are subject to myriad disasters; and the ones that make it through the perils of the seasons to become mature...
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Eric Carle, Author, Eric Carle, Illustrator HarperTrophy $6.99 (32p) ISBN 978-0-06-443596-3
As the artist's collages emulate animal movements, children will ""eagerly clap, stomp, kick and wriggle their way through these pages,"" said PW. Ages 4-8. (Oct.)
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Eric Carle, Author, Eric Carle, Illustrator Aladdin Paperbacks $7.99 (32p) ISBN 978-0-689-82684-9
Carle's trademark tissue-paper collages dress up a story that packs a lesson about counting up and counting down. Ages 4-8. (June)
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Eric Carle, Author, Eric Carle, Illustrator Philomel Books $22.99 (32p) ISBN 978-0-399-23201-5
At once stark and sophisticated, Carle's trademark collage art fills the pages of his latest Very volume (The Very Quiet Cricket; The Very Lonely Firefly). The author's opening note explains that the persevering click beetle often lands on its back...
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Eric Carle, Author, Eric Carle, Illustrator Aladdin Paperbacks $7.99 (40p) ISBN 978-0-689-82088-5
From the author of The Very Hungry Caterpillar comes the story of a baker who invents the pretzel. Carle's whimsical, frenetic collages seem fresh from the oven, even though they were first published 25 years ago. Ages 4-8. (Apr.)
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Eric Carle, Author, Eric Carle, Illustrator, Jane Goodall, Foreword by . Philomel $16.99 (32p) ISBN 978-0-399-23954-0
With a preface by Jane Goodall, an emphasis on Amazon rain forest animals and Carle's bright, trademark collages, this book is sure to find a wide audience. All the animals in the rain forest watch as the sloth "slowly, slowly, slowly"...
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Eric Carle, Author, Poggioli, Illustrator, Eric Carle, Illustrator Philomel Books $22.99 (96p) ISBN 978-0-399-21744-9
Exuberantly illustrated by Carle ( The Very Hungry Caterpillar ), this collection of animal poems contains many pleasant surprises. Benjamin Franklin observes, ``What is a butterfly? At best / He's but a caterpillar dressed,'' and Clarence Day...
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Eric Carle, Author, Krementz, Author Philomel Books $22.99 (28p) ISBN 978-0-399-21885-9
A small cricket hatches ``one warm day,'' and the other insects greet him. Though the little guy wants very much to respond, nothing happens when he rubs his wings together. Finally, as night falls, he spies another cricket and attempts to greet her.
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Eric Carle, Author, King-Smith, Author Philomel Books $16.99 (32p) ISBN 978-0-399-21966-5
Taking his culinary cue from the well-known children's song, Carle dishes up a smorgasbord of creatures and comestibles. Bold spreads feature larger-than-life birds and animals enthusiastically partaking of their favorite foods: a mottled snake...
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Eric Carle, Author, Cynthia Benjamin, Author Philomel Books $11.99 (0p) ISBN 978-0-399-22919-0
Mice, a rottweiler, an arachnid and a few other assorted critters make sturdy reappearances in five board book versions of picture books. In Ellen Stoll Walsh's Mouse Paint, ``three white mice on a white piece of paper"" enjoy a colorful romp, while
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Eric Carle, Author, Kathy Darling, Author Philomel Books $16.99 (32p) ISBN 978-0-399-23034-9
A minor addition to Carle's lengthy list of child-captivating titles, this lean tale introduces a cloud that changes itself into a handful of shapes. Calling upon memories of objects it has seen, Little Cloud becomes a plane, a shark, trees, a...
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Eric Carle, Author, Arnold, Author, Eric Carle, Illustrator HarperCollins $17.99 (32p) ISBN 978-0-06-023515-4
Keeping both text and graphics to a minimum, Carle proves once again just how effective simplicity can be. In these collages, a playful hodgepodge of shapes, patterns and textures pop out from clean white backgrounds to show an energetic cast of...
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Eric Carle, Author, J. Bonnell, Editor, Eric Carle, Illustrator Putnam Publishing Group $5.99 (32p) ISBN 978-0-698-11830-0
With shades of Charles G. Shaw's classic It Looked Like Spilt Milk, this tale introduces a cloud that changes itself into a handful of shapes (spreads feature a cloud plane, shark and trees against a blue background). Ages 2-6. (Mar.)
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Eric Carle, Author, Teresa Mlawer, Translator Rayo $17.99 (32p) ISBN 978-0-06-001110-9
PreS-K-This simple, repetitive meditation on motherhood will engage small children's minds and stimulate their curiosity. It starts out by answering the title question in the affirmative, and then goes on to ask whether a lion, a giraffe, and...
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Eric Carle, Author, Hans Christian Andersen, Photographer, Wilhelm Grimm, Photographer Orchard Books (NY) $24.95 (154p) ISBN 978-0-531-05742-1
This volume contains reprints from three of Carle's previous books. But in collapsing the longer tales, some of the original focus of the stories is blurred. Even in works as brief as Aesop's fables, the pacing is flat. But that is a small flaw...
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Eric Carle and friends. Holt, $18.99 (40p) ISBN 978-1-250-29514-9
In the fourth book of the What’s Your Favorite series, Carle and 13 other creators introduce their chosen foods in vignettes ranging from exuberant odes to factual descriptions. Dan Santat’s favorite meal is an inviting bowl of ramen, and he...
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Eric Carle. HarperCollins, $9.99 (32p) ISBN 978-0-06-283568-0
In his trademark collages, Carle welcomes back a classic character whose grumpy mood is evident in her downturned mouth. Other animal friends act out their positive responses to the offer of “hugs and kisses.” A green alligator smiles, a blue seal...
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Eric Carle. HarperCollins, $9.99 (32p) ISBN 978-0-06-293226-6
“Christmas means joy for all”—almost. Carl’s enduring Grumpy Ladybug doesn’t have holiday spirit, even as the season’s sights, sounds, and traditions move into full swing: “Bells ring/ and everyone sings.../ Presents wait under the tree.” Carle’s...
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