What's for Lunch?

by Eric Carle

As toddlers pull a cardboard monkey on a string through die-cut holes, they learn the numbers one through ten and the names of ten fruits in an interactive book by the author of The Very Hungry Caterpillar. .

Genres: Picture Books, Childrens, Fiction

12 pages, Board Book

First published October 8, 1982

About the author

Eric Carle was an American author, designer and illustrator of children's books. His picture book The Very Hungry Caterpillar, first published in 1969, has been translated into more than 66 languages and sold more than 50 million copies. Carle's career as an illustrator and children's book author accelerated after he collaborated on Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?. Carle illustrated more than 70 books, most of which he also wrote, and more than 145 million copies of his books have been sold around the world.
In 2003, the American Library Association awarded Carle the biennial Laura Ingalls Wilder Medal (now called the Children's Literature Legacy Award), a prize for writers or illustrators of children's books published in the U.S. who have made lasting contributions to the field. Carle was also a U.S. nominee for the biennial, international Hans Christian Andersen Award in 2010.

Reviews

[Canette Arille · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great book for children. There is a string in the book with a cardboard monkey hanging on it. The monkey moves between the holes in the pages of the book, where are shown a various things to eat, and there is a question for the monkey: does he want to eat this for lunch? but he says no. at the end of the book, is a banana tree and the monkey wants to eat the banana. A really nice and creative book

[Carrie Marshall · Rating 3 out of 5]

Read to my 1st grade class during an author study on Eric Carle. Not his best book. But fun.

[Wetdryvac Wetdryvac · Rating 3 out of 5]

Quick, straightforward, and fun.

[Lucia · Rating 4 out of 5]

What a cute "Play and Read" book. The monkey swings through the pages, politely declining food, until he gets to his favorite on the last page! Good for counting as well as naming foods. The book we have, just recently discovered in "extra supplies", is a 1982 edition.

[Elizabeth Biasiucci · Rating 1 out of 5]

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