Friends

by Carle, Eric; Carle, Eric

• ISBN13: 9780399172069
• ISBN10: 0399172068
• Edition: Board
• Format: Board Book
• Copyright: 2015-02-24
• Publisher: Philomel

Summary

From the creator of the all-time classic VERY HUNGRY CATERPILLAR comes a sweetly resonant story about the power of friendship--now available for little hands

When a best friend moves away, it can be painful for the child who is left behind. But the spunky boy in this upbeat story makes up his mind to find his missing playmate. Friends tells a story alive with love and perseverance, brightened with vibrant art and Eric Carle's trademark fostering of imagination.

Praise for Friends:

“This story of love and determination is illustrated with Carle's extraordinary signature artwork. For anyone who would cross rivers and scale mountains for a beloved friend, this warmhearted story will create an emotional response. Young readers will learn the value of friendship and its many challenges.” —School Library Journal
 
“Often dynamic and quite beautiful . . . A picture-book tribute to the strength of childhood friendships.” —Booklist

 

Author Biography

Ever since he began innovating the look and function of children’s stories in the late 1960s, Eric Carle has remained an author whose stories reliably hit the bestseller lists and remain on kids' bookshelves through generations. While his best-known work is The Very Hungry Caterpillar, which has sold millions of copies the world over, he is also the creator of such classics as The Very Busy Spider, The Very Lonely Firefly, and The Very Quiet Cricket.

The publication of Friends has led to the unlikely reunion between Eric and his long-lost childhood friend, Florence.
 
Mr. Carle lives in Northampton, Massachusetts. Visit the Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art in Amherst, Massachusetts.