Eric Carle Six Classic Board Books Box Set

by Eric Carle, Eric Carle (Illustrator)

Overview

From beloved and bestselling author-illustrator Eric Carle comes a box set with six favorite board book classics.

Eric Carle’s signature colorful collages have delighted children for generations, and this is the perfect gift for baby showers and new parents!

This set includes board book editions of:

• 10 Little Rubber Ducks
• Do You Want to Be My Friend?
• Does a Kangaroo Have a Mother, Too?
• From Head to Toe
• The Mixed-Up Chameleon
• The Secret Birthday Message

With simple, engaging text, these Carle favorites include concepts to help teach young readers more than just reading! 10 Little Rubber Ducks is about counting, Do You Want to Be My Friend? portrays companionship, Does a Kangaroo Have a Mother, Too? illustrates every mother's love for their child, From Head to Toe focuses on actions, The Mixed-Up Chameleon teaches about colors and body parts, and The Secret Birthday Message tackles shapes.

Other favorite classic books from Eric Carle include The Very Hungry Caterpillar, The Grouchy Ladybug, and many others.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780062815682
Publisher:	HarperCollins
Publication date:	10/23/2018
Pages:	160
Sales rank:	64,573
Product dimensions:	5.20(w) x 7.30(h) x 4.00(d)
Age Range:	3 Months to 3 Years

About the Author

Eric Carle was the creator of more than seventy picture books for young readers.

Eric Carle was born in New York, USA. However, when he was just six, he moved with his parents to Germany. In 1952, after graduating from the prestigious Akademie der Bildenden Künste in Stuttgart, he fulfilled his dream of returning to New York.

Eric Carle received many distinguished awards and honours for his work, including, in 2003, the Laura Ingalls Wilder Award for his lifetime contribution to children's literature and illustration.

In 2002, fifty years after Carle's return to the United States, The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art was opened in Amherst, Massachusetts. Here visitors of all ages can enjoy, in addition to Eric Carle's work, original artwork by other distinguished children's book illustrators from around the world.

Eric Carle was the creator of more than seventy picture books for young readers.

Eric Carle was born in New York, USA. However, when he was just six, he moved with his parents to Germany. In 1952, after graduating from the prestigious Akademie der Bildenden Künste in Stuttgart, he fulfilled his dream of returning to New York.

Eric Carle received many distinguished awards and honours for his work, including, in 2003, the Laura Ingalls Wilder Award for his lifetime contribution to children's literature and illustration.

In 2002, fifty years after Carle's return to the United States, The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art was opened in Amherst, Massachusetts. Here visitors of all ages can enjoy, in addition to Eric Carle's work, original artwork by other distinguished children's book illustrators from around the world.

Hometown:

Northampton, Massachusetts and the Berkshires

Date of Birth:

June 25, 1929

Place of Birth:

Syracuse, New York

Education:

Akademie der bildenden Künste, Stuttgart, 1946-50

Website:

http://www.eric-carle.com/