By Eric Carle
Illustrated by Eric Carle

One day a tiny cricket is born and meets a big cricket who chirps his welcome. The tiny cricket tries to respond, but there is not a sound. As with The Very Hungry Caterpillar and The Very Busy Spider, this is a multi-sensory book; it is also multi-experiential. Children will see the bold, colorful, textured art that is Eric Carle's; they will hear or read the rhythmic, frequently alliterative text; and finally hear the quiet cricket's sweet song as they turn the last pages of the book. All readers, even the smallest, will delight in the surprise at the end of the book, and in knowing that even the lowliest creature will find its voice, as silent or joyous as that may be.

Illustrated by Eric Carle

Now you be the artist! Fill in the pages of Eric Carle's The Very Quiet Cricket with your own colorful artwork.

By Eric Carle
Illustrated by Eric Carle

Kids will love flipping through these chunky board book pages! This mini board book is a child’s first step to reading Eric Carle books on his own. This book shows ten images and ten easy words from Eric Carle’s classic The Very Quiet Cricket. First-time readers will love to learn these words and pictures and then find them later in the original picture book!