The World of Eric Carle

Cherish the rare quiet in your life;with this charming;padded cased board book! This sweet story featuring The Very Quiet Cricket--the classic character known for his determination--celebrates the quiet strength, focus, and eventual sleepiness of your own little one! With Eric Carle''s bright, colorful illustrations, this book makes the perfect gift for baby showers, first birthdays, second birthdays, or any holiday!

About the author

Eric Carle is acclaimed and beloved as the creator of brilliantly illustrated and innovatively designed picture books for very young children. His best-known work, The Very Hungry Caterpillar, has been translated into more than 80 languages and sold over 60 million copies. Carle illustrated more than seventy books, many best sellers, most of which he also wrote, and more than 180 million copies of his books have sold around the world. In 2003, Carle received the Laura Ingalls Wilder Award (now called the Children’s Literature Legacy Award) for lifetime achievement in children's literature. In 2002, Eric and his wife, Barbara, cofounded The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art in Amherst, Massachusetts, a 40,000-square-foot space dedicated to the celebration of picture books and picture book illustrations from around the world, underscoring the cultural, historical, and artistic significance of picture books and their art form. Eric Carle passed away in May 2021 at the age of 91. His work remains an important influence on artists and illustrators at work today.

Product details

• Authors: Eric Carle, Carle Eric
• Assisted by: Carle Eric (Illustration)
• Publisher: Penguin Young Readers US
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 0 to 2
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 03.06.2025
• EAN: 9780593890189
• ISBN: 978-0-593-89018-9
• No. of pages: 22
• Dimensions: 187 mm x 187 mm x 16 mm
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books > Story books, fairytales, sagas, rhymes, songs; JUVENILE FICTION / Love & Romance, JUVENILE FICTION / Imagination & Play, Romance & relationships stories (Children's / Teenage), Wildlife (Children's / Teenage), Picture storybooks, Animal stories (Children's / Teenage), Children’s / Teenage fiction: Nature and animal stories, Picture storybooks: imagination and play, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Romance and love stories, JUVENILE FICTION / Animals / Insects, Spiders, etc