Title: My Very First Book of Shapes / Mi primer libro de formas: Bilingual Edition (World of Eric Carle)
Publisher: World of Eric Carle
Publication Date: 2013
Language: Spanish
ISBN 10: 0399161422
ISBN 13: 9780399161421
Binding: board_book
Illustrator: Carle, Eric
Condition: Good

About this title

Synopsis

Can you find what is round? What is square? In this bilingual English / Spanish edition from Eric Carle, creator of The Very Hungry Caterpillar, children can find the bottom half of a page that matches the top half. Find the right pairs, and you will learn to identify all kinds of shapes. From dome-shaped ladybugs to diamond-shaped kites, this clever board book makes learning fun.

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