Eric Carle

A few months after my daughter was born, a friend and I were chatting about baby books and she was going on and on about Eric Carle. A year or so later my daughter didn't seem the least bit interested in his books. My daughter is now 3 1/2 and my son is 2.......and they discovered Eric Carle in the library. Since then, they've pulled out the original books I had received as gifts.......The Hungry Catepillar, etc.......and have fallen in love with them! I wasn't much of a fan of his illustrations, but with my kids enthusiasm over his work, I've found myself getting into them.

WATCH OUT! A GIANT! is a fun look at two children who are "playing" giant. There are clever die cuts on the pages which reveal the next pages illustrations. A couple of the pages are a bit "dark"........scary water creature, dark, spooky tunnel, but my daughter LOVED them!!


I've checked out www.eric-carle.com and was a bit disappointed that it wasn't as fun or creative as his work. I've seen some illustrators do some great things with their web sites. Anyway, its worth a look because it lists all his work. And its very impressive. It's also given me some great ideas on future EC books to look for!!