Mini Library

by Eric Carle

This padded box set of Eric Carle's classic tales includes full-length mini editions of Rooster's Off to See the World, Papa Please Get Me the Moon, Pancakes Pancakes, and A House for Hermit Crab . Each mini-book slips into a sleeve bound into a padded cover featuring Carle's signature colors and patterns. The set ties together with two different brightly colored satin ribbons adding a whimsical touch to this sweet collection of stories.

This perfectly proportioned portable box set will be an essential addition to the libraries of Eric Carle fans, young and old!

Genres: Childrens

148 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2009

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

[Amanda Ferreira · Rating 5 out of 5]

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[Wanda · Rating 4 out of 5]

This gift set includes:
A House for Hermit Crab which is about a hermit crab finding a new shell and how over the months he decorates his new home.
Pancakes! Pancakes! is about a boy who wants pancakes for breakfast and his mother tells him to gather the ingredients that she will need.
Rooster's Off to See the World is about a rooster who wants to travel and the friends he meets along the way.
Papa Please Get Me the Moon is about a little girl who wants to play with the moon and how her father manages to get her the moon.
These books are just the right size for little hands. Colorful illustrations.

[Paul · Rating 5 out of 5]

What fun! And four books for the price of one!