

As father seahorse strolls along meeting other fish fathers and offering praise and encouragement, I had fun meeting them too.

I didn't realize that the seahorse is just one of several sea creatures that does so. What is especially fun is that the book is about fathers caring for their young (eggs). (The Very Hungry Caterpillar and I go WAY back!) This has all the whimsy and color that makes Carle's art so distinct, and some fun surprises for kids like film-y pages with seaweed and such painted on them so it appears that certain fish are hiding behind it until you turn that page. " This is such a fun book! I love Eric Carle stuff, anyway, but hadn't tried anything new for awhile. So to check if we have the book in-stock before you place your order, contact us at 6702 2452 or drop us an email at Level: 3+ *Despite our best efforts to predict the demand for books, the magical spells we use sometimes fail us. Brimming with bright, colorful sea life, this new board book will be irresistable to young children everywhere. Now Eric Carle's heart-warming New York Times bestseller is finally available in a board book edition, complete with the clear "peek-a-boo" pages that made the original such a hit. While he swims waiting for the eggs to hatch, he meets other underwater fathers caring for their babies. Seahorse's belly! She knows he will take good care of them. Seahorse lays her eggs, she does it on Mr. His work remains an important influence on artists and illustrators at work today.When Mrs. Eric Carle passed away in May 2021 at the age of 91.


In 2002, Eric and his wife, Barbara, cofounded The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art (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. In 2003, Carle received the Laura Ingalls Wilder Award (now called the Children's Literature Legacy Award) for lifetime achievement in children's literature. 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. His best-known work, The Very Hungry Caterpillar, has been translated into 70 languages and sold over 55 million copies. Eric Carle is acclaimed and beloved as the creator of brilliantly illustrated and innovatively designed picture books for very young children.
