The Eric Carle Mini Library: A Storybook Gift Set (The World of Eric Carle) [Hardcover]

Eric Carle (Author, Illustrator)

Book Description

Age Level: 4 and up | Grade Level: P and up | Series: The World of Eric Carle

This padded box set of Eric Carle's classic tales includes full-length mini editions of Rooster's Off to See the World, Papa Please Get Me the Moon, Pancakes Pancakes, and A House for Hermit Crab. Each mini-book slips into a sleeve bound into a padded cover featuring Carle's signature colors and patterns. The set ties together with two different brightly colored satin ribbons adding a whimsical touch to this sweet collection of stories.

This perfectly proportioned portable box set will be an essential addition to the libraries of Eric Carle fans, young and old!

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About the Author

Eric Carle well-known creator of many beloved picture books for small readers and listeners, including such classics as Papa, Please Get the Moon for Me, The Tiny Seed, Rooster's Off to See the World, A House for Hermit Crab, and The Very Hungry Caterpillar. He is especially celebrated for his unique ability to combine learning with pleasure. Children delight in the distinctive beauty of his illustrations -- richly layered collages in glowing colors -- and they love his entertaining stories, which invite them to make their own discoveries in a natural, joyful way.

Born in Syracuse, New York, Eric Carle received much of his education in Germany. He is a graduate of the Akademie der bildenden KÜnste in Stuttgart, where he learned about Goethe's color theory and complementary colors. Eric Carle has two grown children. He and his wife live in western Massachusetts.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 4 and up
  
• Hardcover: 148 pages
• Publisher: Little Simon (October 27, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1416985166
• ISBN-13: 978-1416985167
• Product Dimensions: 6.1 x 4.6 x 1.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (19 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,264 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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More About the Author

Eric Carle is acclaimed and beloved as the creator of brilliantly illustrated and innovatively designed picture books for young children.


Eric was born in Syracuse, New York, in 1929, and moved with his parents to Germany when he was six years old. After graduating from art school, he returned to America, the land of his happiest childhood memories, and found work as a graphic designer.


After seeing an advertisement designed by Eric, respected educator and author, Bill Martin Jr, called to ask him to illustrate a story he had written. Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?, with its distinctive collage style, was the result of their collaboration. This favorite was the beginning of Eric Carle's true career. Soon Eric was writing his own stories, developing a close bond with Ann Beneduce, the founder of Philomel Books, who would be his editor for nearly 40 years. In 1969 they published the celebrated classic, The Very Hungry Caterpillar, which has eaten its way into the hearts of literally millions of children all over the world and has been translated into more than 30 languages. Since this beginning, Eric Carle has illustrated more than seventy books, many best sellers, most of which he also wrote.


The secret of Eric Carle's books' appeal lies in his intuitive understanding of and respect for children, who sense in him instinctively someone who shares their most cherished thoughts and emotions. He says "I believe the passage from home to school is the second biggest trauma of childhood; the first is, of course, being born.
Indeed, in both cases we leave a place of warmth and protection for one that is unknown. The unknown often brings fear with it. In my books I try to counteract this fear, to replace it with a positive message. I believe that children are naturally creative and eager to learn. I want to show them that learning is really both fascinating and fun."


Eric Carle has two grown-up children, a son and a daughter. He and his wife Barbara divide their time between Massachusetts and Florida.

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15 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Great stories, wonderful illustrations, not durable., December 4, 2010

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L. E. Riley (Germany) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Eric Carle Mini Library: A Storybook Gift Set (The World of Eric Carle) (Hardcover)

I ordered this set under the impression that they were board books. When they arrived I saw that they were small, hardcover books in a boxed set. These are NOT ideal for babies and young toddlers to play with. The box is held closed with a ribbon (choking hazard), and is very flimsy when the books aren't in it. The books themselves aren't very well bound and have regular paper pages. I have to keep them out-of-reach. However, it is a great gift set of some of Eric Carle's less well-known works (The Very series I think is his most popular).

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Get out your glasses! SMALL print., May 3, 2010

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A. Lauterbach (Bloomfield, NJ) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Eric Carle Mini Library: A Storybook Gift Set (The World of Eric Carle) (Hardcover)

Love the author and the stories but the font of this set is SMALL which makes for difficult bed-time reading in dimmer, night-time light. I also like my son to follow the words with me while reading to him and that is hard to do as well with this set.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Fun Collection, March 13, 2010

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leelersinc - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Eric Carle Mini Library: A Storybook Gift Set (The World of Eric Carle) (Hardcover)

This is a fun little collection of Eric Carle books. It's not the sturdiest packaging so I read these to my daughter but don't let her hold onto them herself yet (she is only 6 months old). These are the same books only smaller, and I know she will love to play with these when she's older. I love Eric Carle books!