Exuberantly coloured artwork and favourite animals make this rhythmic story the perfect introduction to looking and learning about colours. Each spread leads seamlessly into the next and young children will delight in Eric's colourful collage of animals and simple repetitive language.

'Carle's books all have an educational element -- they teach about animals, numbers, colours and nature -- but a big part of their appeal is that they are not didactic or laboured, but light and entertaining. There's warmth and humour there too' Junior 'Carle's richly hued, collage-like art and gentle text will be comfortingly familiar to his numerous young devotees' Publishers Weekly 'Eric Carle ... has an unfailing magic. His gentle, glowing collages are satisfying for parent and child' The Times

Author Biography

Eric Carle is an internationally bestselling and award-winning author and illustrator of books for very young children. He was born in New York, but spent his early life in Germany. He returned to the States in his early twenties and worked as a graphic designer for the New York Times. He went on to be the art director of an advertising agency before he began writing and illustrating children's books. Eric lives in Massachusetts with his wife, Barbara. The Carles opened The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art in Massachusetts in 2002. Bill Martin Jr, a former elementary school principal, and then teacher, writer and poet, held a doctoral degree in childhood education. His many books, among them bestselling classics Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? and Polar Bear, Polar Bear, What Do You Hear? are testament to his ability to speak directly to children. Born and raised in Kansas, Bill Martin Jr spent the last eleven years of his life in Texas, where he died in 2004.

Critical Reviews:

Kirkus Reviews UK Carle's first ever picture book whose success encouraged him to create The Very Hungry Caterpillar. Carle's magical collages dominate each double page spread, whilst repetition, rhythm and rhyme teach young children colours and animals. A fun book to share with your child. (2 - 4 years) (Kirkus UK)