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A classic tale in the tradition of The Very Hungry Caterpillar, from bestselling author and illustrator Eric Carle, celebrating the importance of never giving up. Now available as a board book with a new touch-and-feel effect at the end! "At once stark and sophisticated, Carle's trademark...
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A classic tale in the tradition of The Very Hungry Caterpillar, from bestselling author and illustrator Eric Carle, celebrating the importance of never giving up. Now available as a board book with a new touch-and-feel effect at the end!
"At once stark and sophisticated, Carle's trademark collage art fills the pages." - Publishers Weekly
When a little click beetle falls onto his back, he seeks the help of a wise old click beetle. "Look at me," says the more experienced click beetle, giving a loud click and flipping onto its feet. But try as he might, the clumsy little click beetle just can't get the hang of it - or can he?
Much like he did with The Very Hungry Caterpillar, Carle creates a winning story of perseverance and pride in achievement that gives voice to the valiant little beetle as it clicks its way through the colourful pages and somersaults into young readers' hearts.
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INFORMATION
ISBN: 9798217244454
Publisher: Penguin Putnam Inc
Format: Board book
Date Published: 21 July 2026
Country: United States
Imprint: World of Eric Carle
Contributors:
- Illustrated by Eric Carle
Audience: Children
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 18.0mm
Width: 181.0mm
Height: 127.0mm
Weight: 245g
Pages: 28
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
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