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Do You Want to Be My Friend?
Contributor(s): Carle, Eric (Author), Carle, Eric (Illustrator)

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ISBN: 0064431274     ISBN-13: 9780064431279
Publisher: HarperCollins
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Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: March 1987

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Annotation: This classic tale of friendship tracks a small gray mouse's search for the perfect pal. He asks various animals the same question. "Do you want to be my friend?" But it's not until he meets another mouse that he is answered with a heartwarming "Yes!" Full color. ALA Notable Children's Books of 1940-1970; "School Library Journal" Best of the Best Children's Books.
Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Friendship
- Juvenile Fiction | Animals - General
- Juvenile Fiction | Concepts - Colors
Dewey: E
LCCN: 70140643
Age Level: 2-5
Grade Level: PreK-K
Lexile Measure: 340 NP (Non-Prose Text)
Guided Reading: A (Kindergarten)
Physical Information: 0.2" H x 10" W x 8" L (0.35 lbs) 40 pages
Themes:
- Topical - Friendship
Features: Ikids, Illustrated, Price on Product
 
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Publisher Description:

A classic friendship story from the beloved Eric Carle, creator of The Very Hungry Caterpillar.

This is a simple and nearly wordless picture book for children to explore in a variety of ways. Shared with little ones, the bright pictures showing a small gray mouse's search for the perfect pal help introduce colors, animals, and sounds. Many preschoolers will also be drawn to the idea of looking for a friend.

Fans of The Secret Birthday Message and The Mixed-Up Chameleon will delight in this ingenious picture book by the brilliant Eric Carle.

Other favorite classic books from Eric Carle include The Very Hungry Caterpillar, The Grouchy Ladybug, From Head to Toe, and many others.


Contributor Bio(s): Carle, Eric: -

Eric Carle is the creator of more than seventy picture books for young readers.

Eric Carle was born in New York, USA. However, when he was just six, he moved with his parents to Germany. In 1952, after graduating from the prestigious Akademie der Bildenden Künste in Stuttgart, he fulfilled his dream of returning to New York.

Eric Carle has received many distinguished awards and honours for his work, including, in 2003, the Laura Ingalls Wilder Award for his lifetime contribution to children's literature and illustration.

In 2002, fifty years after Carle's return to the United States, The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art was opened in Amherst, Massachusetts. Here visitors of all ages can enjoy, in addition to Eric Carle's work, original artwork by other distinguished children's book illustrators from around the world.


 
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