FROM HEAD TO TOE
From Eric Carle, the New York Times bestselling creator of beloved books including The Very Hungry Caterpillar and The Grouchy Ladybug, comes From Head to Toe, a colorful and energetic book that will have young readers clapping their hands, stomping their feet, and wiggling their toes!
Giraffes can bend their necks, monkeys can wave their hands, and donkeys can kick their legs. And so can you! Throughout this interactive book, the animals of From Head to Toe invite young readers to copy their antics as they play.
Through Carle's vibrant collages and simple instructions, children will learn the importance of listening, exercising, and taking on a new challenge. Join the giraffes, monkeys, donkeys, seals, and more for a frolicking, fun adventure!
ERIC CARLE
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.
Edad recomendada: A partir de 3 años.
CARLE ERIC
Eric Carle nació el 25 de junio de 1929 en Siracusa, Nueva York, y pasó parte de su infancia en Alemania, donde estudió en la Akademie der Bildenden Künste de Stuttgart. En 1952 regresó a Estados Unidos y trabajó como diseñador gráfico antes de iniciar su carrera como ilustrador y autor de libros infantiles. Su obra más famosa, La oruga glotona, publicada en 1969, ha sido traducida a más de 60 idiomas y vendió millones de ejemplares. Carle desarrolló un estilo artístico único basado en collages de papeles pintados a mano, que se convirtió en su sello distintivo. A lo largo de su vida ilustró más de 70 libros y recibió numerosos premios. Falleció el 23 de mayo de 2021 en Massachusetts a los 91 años.
