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The Very Eric Carle Treasury

The Very Busy Spider; The Very Quiet Cricket; The Very Clumsy Click Beetle; and The Very Lonely Firefly

Author Eric Carle
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Four favorite “Very” stories from beloved author Eric Carle!
 
Featuring The Very Busy Spider, The Very Quiet Cricket, The Very Clumsy Click Beetle, and The Very Lonely Firefly, this collection of Eric Carle stories offers listeners four complete "Very” books—narrated by Kevin R. Free with music and sound effects—in one download.
 
Along the with stories,The Very Eric Carle Treasury audiobook includes a bonus PDF with two activities, one family project, and a peanut butter beehive recipe.


For existing Carle fans, or for those just listening to his stories for the first time, this audiobook is the perfect addition to every family's collection.
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Born in the United States, Eric Carle was taken as a six-year-old child by his parents back to their native country, Germany. Later, he studied at the Akademie der Bildenden Künste (Academy of Applied Arts) in Stuttgart, and returned to New York in his early twenties as a graphic designer and artist. His many picture books are now known and loved by children around the world.
 
In 2002, Eric and his late wife, Barbara, opened The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art, in Amherst, Massachusetts, where the works of distinguished picture book artists, nationally and internationally acclaimed, are exhibited in three spacious galleries.

Eric Carle passed away in 2021, at the age of 91. View titles by Eric Carle
Praise for Eric Carle’s "Very" Books:

* "A beautifully executed work for the very young."--The Horn Book, starred review
 
"[T] language is simple, with rhythm, repetition, and alliteration to delight young listeners. Painted collage illustrations are lavish and expressive."--School Library Journal

"Sure to be loved and requested again and again, Click Beetle is a well-crafted story, joyfully illustrated, that speaks to the hearts of young children."--Library Journal 

"Carle's richly hued, collage-like art and gentle text will be comfortingly familiar to his numerous young devotees."--Publishers Weekly

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Four favorite “Very” stories from beloved author Eric Carle!
 
Featuring The Very Busy Spider, The Very Quiet Cricket, The Very Clumsy Click Beetle, and The Very Lonely Firefly, this collection of Eric Carle stories offers listeners four complete "Very” books—narrated by Kevin R. Free with music and sound effects—in one download.
 
Along the with stories,The Very Eric Carle Treasury audiobook includes a bonus PDF with two activities, one family project, and a peanut butter beehive recipe.


For existing Carle fans, or for those just listening to his stories for the first time, this audiobook is the perfect addition to every family's collection.

Author

© Penguin Random House
Born in the United States, Eric Carle was taken as a six-year-old child by his parents back to their native country, Germany. Later, he studied at the Akademie der Bildenden Künste (Academy of Applied Arts) in Stuttgart, and returned to New York in his early twenties as a graphic designer and artist. His many picture books are now known and loved by children around the world.
 
In 2002, Eric and his late wife, Barbara, opened The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art, in Amherst, Massachusetts, where the works of distinguished picture book artists, nationally and internationally acclaimed, are exhibited in three spacious galleries.

Eric Carle passed away in 2021, at the age of 91. View titles by Eric Carle

Praise

Praise for Eric Carle’s "Very" Books:

* "A beautifully executed work for the very young."--The Horn Book, starred review
 
"[T] language is simple, with rhythm, repetition, and alliteration to delight young listeners. Painted collage illustrations are lavish and expressive."--School Library Journal

"Sure to be loved and requested again and again, Click Beetle is a well-crafted story, joyfully illustrated, that speaks to the hearts of young children."--Library Journal 

"Carle's richly hued, collage-like art and gentle text will be comfortingly familiar to his numerous young devotees."--Publishers Weekly

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