In 2003, Carle received the Children's Literature Legacy Award for lifetime achievement in children's literature. Carle illustrated more than seventy books, many bestsellers, 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 seventy languages and sold over fifty-five million copies. This story literally unfolds as the pages extend both outward and upward, and readers will empathize with Monica's longing for the moon as well as be reassured by her father's willingness to try to make her dream come true.Ībout the Author Eric Carle (1929-2021) was acclaimed and beloved as the creator of brilliantly illustrated and innovatively designed picture books for very young children, including Papa, Please Get the Moon for Me Have You Seen My Cat? and The Tiny Seed. Monica wants to play with the moon, but she can't quite seem to reach it. Some pages fold out to display particularly large pictures.īook Synopsis A father will move heaven and earth to delight his daughter in this beloved tale from children's book legend Eric Carle. About the Book Monica's father fulfills her request for the moon by taking it down after it is small enough to carry, but it continues to change in size.
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