The Very Busy Spider
A book to feel as well as to read, this bestselling companion title to The Very Hungry Caterpillar appears in paperback for the first time. Early one morning a little spider begins to spin her web on a fencepost and she doesn't stop until it is finished . . . Alongside the visual excitement of Eric Carle's vibrant collages of familiar animals is the tactile experience of feeling the spider's web as it grows from a simple line into a complex and beautiful creation -a perfect story for reading aloud and sharing.
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 70 languages and sold over 55 million copies. Carle illustrated more than seventy books, many best sellers, most of which he also wrote, and more than 170 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.
Author: Eric Carle
Format: Paperback, 24 pages, 289mm x 210mm, 188 g
Published: 2011, Penguin Random House Children's UK, United Kingdom
Genre: Picture Books
Interest Age: From 0 to 3 years
A book to feel as well as to read, this bestselling companion title to The Very Hungry Caterpillar appears in paperback for the first time. Early one morning a little spider begins to spin her web on a fencepost and she doesn't stop until it is finished . . . Alongside the visual excitement of Eric Carle's vibrant collages of familiar animals is the tactile experience of feeling the spider's web as it grows from a simple line into a complex and beautiful creation -a perfect story for reading aloud and sharing.
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 70 languages and sold over 55 million copies. Carle illustrated more than seventy books, many best sellers, most of which he also wrote, and more than 170 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.
