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Grouchy Ladybug

By Carle
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From Eric Carle, the beloved author of The Very Hungry Caterpillar, comes The Grouchy Ladybug, a charming tale of a bad-tempered bug on a colourful journey. As the grouchy ladybug encounters larger and larger animals, young readers explore key concepts like time, size, and shape, while witnessing the ladybug's lessons in friendship and manners.
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Format: Paperback / softback
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The Grouchy Ladybug is perfect for young children and early readers, ideal for storytime and learning important social skills in a fun, engaging way.

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From Eric Carle, New York Times bestselling author of The Very Hungry Caterpillar and From Head to Toe, comes the classic story of one very grouchy ladybug. Eric Carle's bright artwork and signature style will charm both ardent fans and new readers alike.

As children follow the Grouchy Ladybug on her journey, they will learn the important concepts of time, size, and shape, as well as the benefits of friendship and good manners.

For generations, The Grouchy Ladybug has delighted readers of all ages with the story of a bad-tempered bug who won't say "please" or "thank you," won't share, and thinks she is bigger and better than anyone else.

Readers will love how this testy ladybug introduces them to many new animals and learns that maybe being grouchy isn't always the best option.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780064434508

Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Inc

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 16 August 1996

Country: United States

Imprint: HarperCollins Children's Books

Illustration: Illustrations

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Width: 267.0mm

Height: 267.0mm

Weight: 249g

Pages: 48

About the Author

Eric Carle was 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 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. Eric Carle was 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 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.

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