The Very Eric Carle Treasury: The Very Busy Spider; The Very Quiet Cricket; The Very Clumsy Click Beetle; and The Very Lonely Firefly

Eric Carle

Jan 2021 · Penguin Random House Audio · Narrated by Kevin R. Free

About this audiobook

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.

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 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. In 2002, Eric and his wife, Barbara, cofounded The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art (www.carlemuseum.org) 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. www.eric-carle.com