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The Very Hungry Caterpillar: Touch and Feel Playbook
Series: The Very Hungry Caterpillar
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In this tactile early-learning playbook, which features artwork from The Very Hungry Caterpillar and other Eric Carle picture books, first concepts such as colours, numbers, shapes, and first words are introduced through textures, words, and pictures.
Ideal for older babies and toddlers, this bright, sturdy board book is perfect for sharing and encouraging interactive play.
Series: The Very Hungry Caterpillar
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Book Details
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ISBN: 9780241959565
Publisher: Penguin Random House Children's UK
Format: Board book
Date Published: 07 March 2013
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Puffin
Audience: Children
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 8.0mm
Width: 260.0mm
Height: 260.0mm
Weight: 372g
Pages: 12
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About the Author
Eric Carle is an internationally bestselling and award-winning author and illustrator of books for very young children including his most well-known title The Very Hungry Caterpillar. With his late wife, Barbara, Eric Carle co-founded The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art in Massachusetts in 2002. Eric Carle divides his time between the Florida Keys and the hills of North Carolina. %%%Eric Carle is an internationally bestselling and award-winning author and illustrator of books for very young children. Eric lives in Massachusetts with his wife, Barbara. The Carles opened The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art in Massachusetts in 2002.
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