You're My Busy Little Spider

Author Eric Carle
Illustrated by Eric Carle
Ebook
On sale Mar 04, 2025 | 22 Pages | 9780593890592

Cherish your own busy little reader with this charming board book!

This sweet story featuring The Very Busy Spider—the classic character famous for her diligence—celebrates the busy little reader in your own life! With Eric Carle's bright, colorful illustrations, this book makes the perfect gift for baby showers, first birthdays, second birthdays, or any holiday!
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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 your own busy little reader with this charming board book!

This sweet story featuring The Very Busy Spider—the classic character famous for her diligence—celebrates the busy little reader in your own life! With Eric Carle's bright, colorful illustrations, this book makes the perfect gift for baby showers, first birthdays, second birthdays, or any holiday!

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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