The Caterpillar (Beastly Verse Board Books) - Hardcover

Rossetti, Christina Georgina

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0809244659 ISBN 13: 9780809244652

Publisher: Contemporary Books, Inc., 1988

Synopsis

A caterpillar makes his way slowly to the branch of a tree and undergoes a transformation

About this title

From School Library Journal:

PreSchool-- These vibrantly-colored board books of animal poems represent a misplaced understanding of the board book audience. Four animal poems by renowned poets have been illustrated with humor, vivacity, and ingenuity. Bright green and yellow pastels glow in Carroll's The Crocodile. Nash's The Hippopotamus features the gaping mouth of a watercolor pink hippo. Delicate, fuzzy watercolors in earth tones and blues gracefully illustrate Rossetti's The Caterpillar. Finally, a charming mouse in reds and teal blue, done with marker strokes to add texture, makes an endearing compliment to Serraillier's The Mouse in the Wainscot. However, while poetry needs to be a part of the lives of infants and toddlers, it needs to be grounded in their everyday life. They need books that represent what they can see and experience. These sophisticated, lovely books are ill-matched to the board book format. --Jacqueline Elsner, Athens Regional Library, Athens, Ga.
Copyright 1989 Reed Business Information, Inc.

About this edition

• Publisher: Contemporary Books, Inc.
• Publication date: 1988
• ISBN 10: 0809244659
• ISBN 13: 9780809244652
• Binding: Board book
• Number of pages: 12
• Illustrator: Stine Debra