| Do You Want to Be My Friend? Board Book Contributor(s): Carle, Eric (Author), Carle, Eric (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 0694007099 ISBN-13: 9780694007097 Publisher: HarperFestival OUR PRICE: $8.99 Product Type: Board Books - Other Formats Published: September 1995 Annotation: In this new board book farmat, a small gray mouse searches for a friend as he encounters various animals. He finally meets another mouse and asks, "Do you want to be my friend?" Children will be delighted when he is answered with a heartwarming "Yes!" An ALA Notable Children's Book and Honor Book at the Book World Spring Book Festival when first published in 1971. Full color. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Friendship - Juvenile Fiction | Animals - Mice, Hamsters, Guinea Pigs, Etc. - Juvenile Fiction | Concepts - Colors |
| Dewey: E |
| Lexile Measure: 340 |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 6.9" W x 4.9" (0.60 lbs) 15 pages |
| Themes: - Topical - Friendship |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A classic friendship story from the beloved Eric Carle, creator of The Very Hungry Caterpillar. This board book edition is the perfect fit for little hands. This is a simple and nearly wordless picture book for children to explore in a variety of ways. Shared with little ones, the bright pictures showing a small gray mouse's search for the perfect pal help introduce colors, animals, and sounds. Many preschoolers will also be drawn to the idea of looking for a friend. Fans of The Secret Birthday Message and The Mixed-Up Chameleon will delight in this ingenious picture book by the brilliant Eric Carle. Other favorite classic books from Eric Carle include The Very Hungry Caterpillar, The Grouchy Ladybug, From Head to Toe, and many others. |
Contributor Bio(s): Carle, Eric: - Eric Carle is the creator of more than seventy picture books for young readers. Eric Carle was born in New York, USA. However, when he was just six, he moved with his parents to Germany. In 1952, after graduating from the prestigious Akademie der Bildenden Künste in Stuttgart, he fulfilled his dream of returning to New York. Eric Carle has received many distinguished awards and honours for his work, including, in 2003, the Laura Ingalls Wilder Award for his lifetime contribution to children's literature and illustration. In 2002, fifty years after Carle's return to the United States, The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art was opened in Amherst, Massachusetts. Here visitors of all ages can enjoy, in addition to Eric Carle's work, original artwork by other distinguished children's book illustrators from around the world. |