The Very Special Baby Book

A Record of Your Baby's First Year: Baby Keepsake Book with Milestone Stickers

Author Eric Carle
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Hardcover
$24.95 US
On sale Sep 10, 2024 | 64 Pages | 9780593796801
Cherish every moment of your child’s very special first year in this keepsake baby book, featuring the Very Hungry Caterpillar and friends.

New parents will love revisiting favorite characters from Eric Carle’s long list of beloved children’s books while recording their newborn’s milestones in this keepsake album filled with his iconic artwork. There’s space to capture every detail from pregnancy and birth to favorite lullabies, first smile, and more.

There's a spot for baby’s hand and footprints, monthly recaps of development, pages to include pictures as baby grows, and dozens of illustrations throughout, including the Very Hungry Caterpillar, the Grouchy Ladybug, Brown Bear, and many more childhood favorites.

The Very Special Baby Book also includes special features, such as:
  • Two envelopes for saving a lock of hair and other treasures
  • Two sheets of milestone stickers
  • A large pocket on the inside back cover for storing larger keepsakes

Millions of children have loved exploring the world of Eric Carle; now, new parents and grandparents can revisit his sweet and colorful characters while creating memories for their children.
© Penguin Random House
Born in the United States, Eric Carle was taken as a six-year-old child by his parents back to their native country, Germany. Later, he studied at the Akademie der Bildenden Künste (Academy of Applied Arts) in Stuttgart, and returned to New York in his early twenties as a graphic designer and artist. His many picture books are now known and loved by children around the world.
 
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.

Eric Carle passed away in 2021, at the age of 91. View titles by Eric Carle

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Cherish every moment of your child’s very special first year in this keepsake baby book, featuring the Very Hungry Caterpillar and friends.

New parents will love revisiting favorite characters from Eric Carle’s long list of beloved children’s books while recording their newborn’s milestones in this keepsake album filled with his iconic artwork. There’s space to capture every detail from pregnancy and birth to favorite lullabies, first smile, and more.

There's a spot for baby’s hand and footprints, monthly recaps of development, pages to include pictures as baby grows, and dozens of illustrations throughout, including the Very Hungry Caterpillar, the Grouchy Ladybug, Brown Bear, and many more childhood favorites.

The Very Special Baby Book also includes special features, such as:
  • Two envelopes for saving a lock of hair and other treasures
  • Two sheets of milestone stickers
  • A large pocket on the inside back cover for storing larger keepsakes

Millions of children have loved exploring the world of Eric Carle; now, new parents and grandparents can revisit his sweet and colorful characters while creating memories for their children.

Author

© Penguin Random House
Born in the United States, Eric Carle was taken as a six-year-old child by his parents back to their native country, Germany. Later, he studied at the Akademie der Bildenden Künste (Academy of Applied Arts) in Stuttgart, and returned to New York in his early twenties as a graphic designer and artist. His many picture books are now known and loved by children around the world.
 
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.

Eric Carle passed away in 2021, at the age of 91. View titles by Eric Carle

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