10 Little Rubber Ducks - Eric Carle

Advantages: Great illustrations, develops children's imaginations.
Disadvantages: None

...'Little Cloud' is one of the less well known Eric Carle books in comparison to the 'The very hungry caterpillar' and 'The bad-tempered ladybird'. It is nonetheless, definitely worth a mention as it is a charming book, well loved by the children I have read it to. ~ The Story ~ It's about a little cloud who drifts along in the sky behind all of the other larger clouds which eventually move out of it's sight. The little cloud who now feels like a giant cloud as it isn't being 'dwarfed' by all of the larger ones, drifts along and changes itself in to many things: a sheep, an aeroplane, a shark, a rabbit etc. On each change of shape a reason is given for the little cloud changing in to it's chosen object, e.g. it loved to watch rabbits dash across the meadow & it liked the way trees never moved and stayed in one place... Read review

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Advantages: Shows how a spider spins a web, introduces lots of other animals.
Disadvantages: None

...! ********************************************************************** The style ********************************************************************** Very simple style with a lot of repetitive text so that children are able to join in with the 'chant' of: "The spider didn't answer. She was very busy spinning her web. Young children will also love joining in with the animal sounds which are encouraged in this book, be prepared for lots of noise if doing this with a large group. ********************************************************************** Illustrations ********************************************************************** An award winning illustrator, Eric Carle certainly doesn't disappoint with the illustrations in this book, they are superb! Each double page has a drawing of the animal talking to the spider, with a small fly flying around. The adjacent page has a picture of the fence... Read review

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Advantages: Sweet natures, simple and with a magical feel to it
Disadvantages: May have a short self-life as you child grows up

...Papa please get the moon for me Author/Illustrator: Eric Carle Publisher: Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing Publish Date: August 1991 Genre: young children's picture book Age Suitability: 2-4 years (I would say this is suitable from 1year) RRP: £9.99 Amazon Price: £4.60 <<<Summary>>> This is an interactive board book featuring Monica, a young girl who longs to play with the beautiful moon she sees from her bedroom window. When she asks her father to bring her the moon, he goes to great lengths to do just that. <<<Who is Eric Carle>>> I will be surprised to learn of any parents, carers or even anyone who has at one time been a child over the last 30 years who aren't familiar with Eric Carle, if not by name than by the books he has been responsible for. Carle is the creator of classic children's picture books... Read review

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