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Cover art for DREAM SNOW
CHILDREN'S
Released: Sept. 1, 2000
by Eric Carle, illustrated by Eric Carle

"Cotton candy. (Picture book. 4-7)"
The venerable and prolific Carle (Hello, Red Fox, 1998, etc.) offers a quiet Christmas story with a little music at the end. Read full book review >
Cover art for HELLO, RED FOX
CHILDREN'S
Released: April 1, 1998
by Eric Carle, illustrated by Eric Carle

Carle (From Head to Toe, 1997) asks readers to engage in optical illusions to view his illustrations for a story that becomes an unforgettable lesson in complementary colors. Read full book review >
Cover art for FROM HEAD TO TOE
CHILDREN'S
Released: April 11, 1997
by Eric Carle, illustrated by Eric Carle

"Linda Lowery's Twist With a Burger, Jitter With a Bug (1995) inspires similar participation, but is a more rhythmic and vivacious book. (Picture book. 4-8)"
Carle (Little Cloud, 1996, etc.) takes as his premise that animals don't have to go to the gym—their natural movements give them plenty of exercise. Read full book review >
Cover art for LITTLE CLOUD
CHILDREN'S
Released: April 6, 1996
by Eric Carle, illustrated by Eric Carle

"The result is a philosophical suggestion, scaled to a child's sensibility, as open to interpretation as the passing clouds. (Picture book. 2-6)"
A sophisticated idea deftly packed into a simple text. Read full book review >
Cover art for THE VERY LONELY FIREFLY
CHILDREN'S
Released: June 1, 1995
by Eric Carle, illustrated by Eric Carle

"The finished book is to include battery-powered flashing tails; an author's note appears on the book jacket. (Picture book. 3-8)"
Twenty-five years after The Very Hungry Caterpillar (1968) ate his way through a remarkable book, another Very book, about a firefly in search of company, shows a master of bold, dramatic design in search of a story. Read full book review >
Cover art for DRAW ME A STAR
CHILDREN'S
Released: Sept. 16, 1992
by Eric Carle, illustrated by Eric Carle

"Thanks be to the book for asking Carle to "draw" it! (Picture book. 3+)"
A remarkable, quintessentially simple book encompassing Creation, creativity, and the cycle of life within the eternal. Read full book review >