Viktor Christen Books

THE all-time classic story, from generation to generation, sold somewhere in the world every 30 seconds! Have you shared it with a child or grandchild in your life? One sunny Sunday, the caterpillar was hatched out of a tiny egg. He was very hungry. On Monday, he ate through one apple; on Tuesday, he ate through three plums--and still he was hungry. When full at last, he made a cocoon around himself and went to sleep, to wake up a few weeks later wonderfully transformed into a butterfly! The brilliantly innovative Eric Carle has dramatized the story of one of Nature's commonest yet loveliest marvels, the metamorphosis of the butterfly. This audiobook will delight as well as instruct the very youngest listener.

From bestselling author and illustrator Eric Carle, the creator of The Very Hungry Caterpillar, comes another classic tale about one very lonely firefly. A perfect gift to share with the child or grandchild in your life. When a very lonely firefly goes out into the night searching for other fireflies, it sees a lantern, a candle, and the eyes of a dog, cat, and owl all glowing in the darkness. It even sees a surprise celebration of light. But it is not until it discovers other fireflies that it finds exactly what it's looking for--a surprise sure to bring smiles to anyone who turn the final page! This board book edition is the perfect size for little hands. Lushly illustrated with Eric Carle's trademark vibrant collage art, soothingly told with a gentle read-aloud rhythm, and complete with a surprise sure to "light up" children's faces, The Very Lonely Firefly will fast become a storytime favorite. Read it with a flashlight in the dark or under the table--and watch those fireflies glow!

Eric Carle zählt international zu den bedeutendsten Kinderbuchautoren und -illustratoren unserer Zeit. Das Doppeljubiläum des Jahres 1989: Eric Carle wurde 60 Jahre alt und seine Kleine Raupe Nimmersatt 20 Jahre. Dies nahm der Gerstenberg Verlag zum Anlass, diese Dokumentation zu publizieren, um damit nicht zuletzt dem vielfältigen Bedürfnis nach Informationen über den Autor und sein Werk zu entsprechen. Die vorliegende Jubiläumsschrift bietet erstmalig eine ausführliche, von Eric Carle selbst verfasste Biografie, mit vielen größtenteils bislang unveröffentlichten Fotos, ein komplettes Verzeichnis seiner Bücher, eine Zusammenstellung wichtiger Publikationen über den Autor und Künstler sowie eine erste Werkanalyse, die den literarischen Stellenwert und Rang des Autors verdeutlichen.