The Very Hungry Caterpillar (Board Book with CD)

• Title: The Very Hungry Caterpillar
• (Board Book with CD)
• Author: Eric Carle
• Price: $15.99
• Pages: 24
• Publisher: Philomel
• Publishing Date: April 19, 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0399247459
• Genre: Nursery
• Annotation: A very hungry little caterpillar goes out in search of fullness. He eats and eats, every day, more and more, until one day as fat as he could get, he cocoons himself and ends up a beautiful surprise!
• Evaluation: The Very Hungry Caterpillar is one of my favorite read-alouds. Period. The reason? It's a combination of bright, happy artwork that is simply exquisite, and the multitude of education experiences that are hidden in between a relatable developmentally appropriate book for babies, toddlers and up. This particular edition has a CD/multimedia component in it and makes for a deeper, early literacy learning experience that allows children to listen to the book anytime, on their own and mimic the story teller's reading. It's an awesome combo.

Author Website: http://www.eric-carle.com/home.html

One Watermelon Seed

Title: One Watermelon Seed

Author: Celia Barker Lottridge

Illustrator: Pat Katkau

Publish Date: 1st edition (Mar 12 2008)

(First published in 1986)

Publisher: Fitzhenry & Whiteside

Pages: 32 Hardcover

ISBN: 1554550343

Classification: Picture Books

Genre: Realistic Fiction, Concept Books

Age: Early Education, Ages 2-7

Annotation: Count along as Max and Josephine tend to their garden!

Evaluation: This adorable watermelon counting book is presented in a bright new version with new cover art and illustrations. Max and Josephine plant and take care of their garden while counting along in this book while young readers and teachers and librarians follow along! Then you can count in sets of tens as the garden comes to fruitation and at the same time you can search for pictures of little garden creatures hiding in the pages. I love color when reading to and with children! You'll love hidden educational opportunities! Celia Barker Lottridge's language is lyrical and fun!

Cool Notes about this Title: On the Toronto Public Library's 10 best books of 2008 list for Children up to 5 years of age

Website: Pat Katkau http://www.patkauillustration.com/picturebooks10.html

Olivia Counts

Title: Olivia Counts

Author: Ian Falconer
Pages: 12
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Children's; Board Book edition
Publisher Date: 2002
ISBN: 0689836732
Genre: Counting/Concept Books
Classification: Board Book

Annotation: Join your favorite picture book pig as she counts her way through all her familiar antics!

Evaluation: I would follow Olivia into almost any concept. Falconer's illustrations and memories of the original picture book make this little board book (great for little hands) both a wonderful size for young readers and a wonderful addition to concept books in general. It's hard not to feel the fun with Olivia, even when learning concepts!

Author Website: http://www.oliviathepiglet.com/

Very Hungry Caterpillar & Other Stories - DVD

• Title: Very Hungry Caterpillar & Other Stories
• Author: Eric Carle
• Studio: Buena Vista Home Entertainment / Disney
• Format: Animated, Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, NTSC
• Language: English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo)
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• • Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• DVD Release Date: January 3, 2006
• Run Time: 32 minutes
• ASIN: B000BMGEJI
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• Annotation: Join The Hungry Caterpillar and other amazing eric Carle stories as they are animated and brought to life by Disney DVD.
• Evaluation: This is one of my favorite children's DVDs. I get so much use out of it and love the stories that are included in it! Included are THE VERY HUNGRY CATERPILLAR, THE MIXED-UP CHAMELEON, THE VERY QUIET CRICKET, and my personal favorite PAPA, PLEASE GET THE MOON FOR ME (although for this one I recommend picking up the board book and reading it too, because it is a special little chubby book with lift up surprises). The sepcial thing about Eric Carle is his artwork and seeing it come to life is a cool thing. This video manages to maintain the artwork's integrity which is not always easy to do. Watches more like a read aloud book then a TV show.

Eric Carle Website: http://www.eric-carle.com/home.html