The Very Quiet Cricket

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In 2002, Eric and his late wife, Barbara, opened The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art, in Amherst, Massachusetts, where the works of distinguished picture book artists, nationally and internationally acclaimed, are exhibited in three spacious galleries.Personally, I love all of the different colors and shapes incorporated into the illustrations, I think that they compliment the simple story line well.

the transition into night is easily visible by the artwork in the book, and so the reader can truly get a grip on the difference between day and night. From bestselling author and illustrator Eric Carle, the creator of The Very Hungry Caterpillar, comes another classic tale about one very quiet cricket. Play the What-If game about the ideas in this book in which children speculate on as many consequences of each "What-if" as possible. The full color photographs combined with easy to grasp information should make this a good nonfiction extension. The text repeats the same message repeatedly, until the end when the cricket surprises himself with a sweet chirp.

Going through the world meeting new creatures, the Quiet Cricket tries hard to communicate but nothing seems to come out.

The “Very Quiet Cricket” is an enticing story for young readers and is especially relatable for those who struggle with social interaction. Look at some of the related books below to see some of the techniques and media illustrators use to create insects.

Looking at the artistic pages will no doubt inspire children to do some arts and crafts of their own. Made it slightly difficult to concentrate on the last few sentences, despite their extreme shortness.

This delightful picture book tells the story of a quiet cricket who makes his way into the world, meeting one insect after another. The cricket meets many insects, but it isn’t until he meets a beautiful female cricket that he can finally chirp “hello! The repetition appears at the end of each page, when it says "The little cricket wanted to answer, so he rubbed his wings together. The Very Quiet Cricket written by Eric Carle is a story about a young cricket who cannot make the sound that all the other crickets can.Carle includes a delightful autobiography amply illustrated with photographs and sketches, but there is much more in the book.