"The Grouchy Ladybug The Grouchy Ladybug, also known as The Bad-Tempered Ladybird, is a 1977 children's book written by Eric Carle Published by Greenwillow Books., best known as the author of ""The Very Hungry Caterpillar"". Based on a 2007 online poll, the National Education Association named the book one of its ""Teachers' Top 100 Books for Children."" The story is about The Grouchy Ladybug who challenges another ladybug to a fight over some aphids but then decides he isn't large enough to be worth fighting. He then travels around the world and encounters a series of increasingly larger animals, challenging"
"Eric Carle Eric Carle (born June 25, 1929) is an American designer, illustrator, and writer of children's books. He is most noted for ""The Very Hungry Caterpillar"", a picture book that has been translated into more than 65 languages and sold more than 46 million copies, which is equivalent to 1.7 copies sold every minute since it was published. Since it was published in 1969 he has illustrated more than 70 books, most of which he also wrote, and more than 145 million copies of his books have been sold around the world. In 2003, the American Library Association awarded"
"also released in on DVD in the US by Disney. There have been numerous different editions of the book, with various additional features, as well as games incorporating copies of the book. Examples include a pop-up version and a book/card game combination from University Games. Other toys and educational resources based upon or featuring The Very Hungry Caterpillar are also plentiful. An educational video game based on the book, titled ""The Very Hungry Caterpillar's ABCs"", was released by CYBIRD Co. Ltd. for WiiWare on September 20, 2010. The Very Hungry Caterpillar The Very Hungry Caterpillar is a children's picture book"
"didn't take long for gleeful commentators to point out that when the book was published, Bush was nearly 23."" In 2009, Google celebrated the book's 40th anniversary by rendering the logo on its main search page in the style used in the book. In 2011, the American Academy of Pediatrics sent out special copies of the book, with associated learning tools, to health providers, to promote healthy eating in the U.S. The Very Hungry Caterpillar was adapted for television on 11 September 1993 before being released on video in 1997 distributed by Channel 5 Video Distribution, a sublabel of PolyGram,"
"children's authors such as Joan Aiken, Ian Serraillier and Clive King would spend a few days with them. Webb continued as editor until 1979, and the 1970s saw Puffin further advance its position with hits such as ""Charlie and the Chocolate Factory"" by Roald Dahl and ""Watership Down"" by Richard Adams. The range of Picture Puffins, introduced in the late 1960s for younger children, also developed rapidly. Eric Carle's ""The Very Hungry Caterpillar"" and Janet and Allan Ahlberg's ""Each Peach Pear Plum"" became and have remained firm children's favourites, as have Eric Hill's ""Spot the Dog"" and Jan Pienkowski's ""Meg"
"Benson Phillips and on the stand-alone Compact Disc by Stephen Fry, as well as on the accompanying Jackanory Junior episode by Lenny Henry. The Enormous Crocodile The Enormous Crocodile is a 1978 children's story, written by Roald Dahl and illustrated by Quentin Blake. The story begins in Africa in large, deep river, where an enormous, greedy crocodile is telling a smaller crocodile, known as the Not-So-Big One, that he wants to eat children for his lunch. The small crocodile objects, because children taste ""nasty and bitter"" in his opinion compared to fish, and because of what happened the last time"
"The Enormous Crocodile The Enormous Crocodile is a 1978 children's story, written by Roald Dahl and illustrated by Quentin Blake. The story begins in Africa in large, deep river, where an enormous, greedy crocodile is telling a smaller crocodile, known as the Not-So-Big One, that he wants to eat children for his lunch. The small crocodile objects, because children taste ""nasty and bitter"" in his opinion compared to fish, and because of what happened the last time the big crocodile tried to eat children. The larger crocodile leaves the big, brown muddy river anyway, and announces his intention to Humpy"
"cited it as one of the ""Ten Best Picture Books of the Year"" in 1969. The book placed at number 199 in the Big Read, a 2003 poll conducted by the BBC to determine the United Kingdom's best loved books. It was one of the few picture books to place on the list. Based on a 2007 online poll, the National Education Association named the book one of its ""Teachers' Top 100 Books for Children."" Five years later ""School Library Journal"" sponsored a survey of readers which identified ""The Very Hungry Caterpillar"" as the number two children's picture book, behind"
"(Lapine) and mythology, and included a warren, Efrafa, run along the lines of a police state. Despite this, Adams attempted to ensure his characters' behavior mirrored that of wild rabbits, engaging in fighting, copulating and defecating, drawing on Ronald Lockley's study ""The Private Life of the Rabbit"" as research. Adams returned to anthropomorphic storytelling in his later novels ""The Plague Dogs"" (1977) and ""Traveller"" (1988). By the 21st century, the children's picture book market had expanded massively. Perhaps a majority of picture books have some kind of anthropomorphism, with popular examples being ""The Very Hungry Caterpillar"" (1969) by Eric Carle"
"Mel Boring Melvin Lyle ""Mel"" Boring (born September 12, 1939) is an American children's author specializing in non-fiction. A member of the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators, Boring has produced works such as ""Incredible Constructions and the People Who Built Them""; ""Caterpillars, Bugs, and Butterflies""; and ""Guinea Pig Scientists: Bold Self-Experimenters in Science and Medicine"" (coauthored with Leslie Dendy). Boring also travels the world to speak to students about book writing and publishing while he wears a Cat-in-the-Hat costume. Melvin Lyle Boring was born in St. Clair Shores, Michigan to Harold Truman (an electrician) and Helen Irene (née"
"Carl Burger Carl V. Burger (June 18, 1888 – December 30, 1967) was an American ""artist and writer of children’s books about animals and natural history."" He is known for his children's and youth literature illustrations of ""The Incredible Journey"" by Sheila Burnford and the Newbery Medal honor novels ""Old Yeller"" by Fred Gipson and ""Little Rascal"" by Sterling North. Burger was born in Maryville, Tennessee, to a banker, Joseph Burger and Elizabeth (Knox) Burger. He attended Maryville College and Stanford University prior to transferring to Cornell University, where he took his Bachelor of Architecture in 1912. At Cornell, Burger"
"Carl Burger Carl V. Burger (June 18, 1888 – December 30, 1967) was an American ""artist and writer of children’s books about animals and natural history."" He is known for his children's and youth literature illustrations of ""The Incredible Journey"" by Sheila Burnford and the Newbery Medal honor novels ""Old Yeller"" by Fred Gipson and ""Little Rascal"" by Sterling North. Burger was born in Maryville, Tennessee, to a banker, Joseph Burger and Elizabeth (Knox) Burger. He attended Maryville College and Stanford University prior to transferring to Cornell University, where he took his Bachelor of Architecture in 1912. At Cornell, Burger"
"art of children's books in Amherst located adjacent to Hampshire College as part of the Hampshire College Cultural Village. The Museum has welcomed more than 500,000 visitors, including more than 30,000 school children, since it opened its doors in 2002. Eric Carle has received numerous honorary degrees from colleges and universities including Williams College in 2016, Smith College in 2014, Appalachian State University in 2013 and from Bates College in 2007. Google paid tribute to Carle and his book ""The Very Hungry Caterpillar"" by asking him to design the logo ""Google doodle"", introduced on its home page on March 20,"
"Scrambled Eggs Super! Scrambled Eggs Super! is a 1953 book by American children's author Dr. Seuss. It tells of a boy named Peter T. Hooper, who makes scrambled eggs prepared from eggs of various exotic birds. At the beginning of the story, Peter T. Hooper brags to a girl, Liz, in his mother's kitchen about how good of a cook he is. He tells the story of how, when he became fed up with the taste of regular scrambled eggs using hen's eggs, he decided to scramble eggs from other birds. He tells of how he travelled great distances and"
"Ursula Vernon Ursula Vernon (born May 28, 1977) is an American freelance writer, artist and illustrator. She is best known for her Hugo Award-winning graphic novel ""Digger"" (2003–2011) and for the children's books ""Dragonbreath"" and ""Nurk: The Strange, Surprising Adventures of a (Somewhat) Brave Shrew"". Vernon is the creator of ""Hamster Princess"", ""The Biting Pear of Salamanca"", a digital work of art which became an internet meme in the form of the ""LOL WUT pear"". Under the name ""T. Kingfisher"", she is also the author of several books for older audiences. Ursula Vernon grew up in Oregon and Arizona and"
"""The New York Times"". Later he became the art director of an advertising agency. Educator and author Bill Martin, Jr. first noticed the illustration of a red lobster Carle had created for an advertisement and asked him to collaborate on a picture book. ""Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?"" was published by Henry Holt & Co. in 1967 and became a best-seller. This began Carle's true career; soon he was writing and illustrating his own stories. His first books as both author and illustrator were "" to the Zoo"" and ""The Very Hungry Caterpillar"" (G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1969)."
"Gertrude Crampton Gertrude Crampton (June 26, 1909 – June 25, 1996) was an author of children's books, including ""Tootle"" (1945) and ""Scuffy the Tugboat"" (1946). Both ""Tootle"" and ""Scuffy"" were published in the popular Little Golden Books series of Simon & Schuster. As of 2001, ""Tootle"" was the all-time third best-selling hardback children's book in English; ""Scuffy"" was eighth. She also wrote ""The Large and Growly Bear"", published in the Golden Beginning Reader series in 1961, and illustrated by John P. Miller. Born June 26, 1909 in New York, she received her teaching credentials from the University of Michigan, Ann"
"and ""The New York Herald Tribune"" for Seuss's illustrations of the birds. Phillip Nel, in the book ""Dr. Seuss: American Icon"", wrote that ""Scrambled Eggs Super!"" was one of Seuss's less politically oriented books. Scrambled Eggs Super! Scrambled Eggs Super! is a 1953 book by American children's author Dr. Seuss. It tells of a boy named Peter T. Hooper, who makes scrambled eggs prepared from eggs of various exotic birds. At the beginning of the story, Peter T. Hooper brags to a girl, Liz, in his mother's kitchen about how good of a cook he is. He tells the story"
"only Maurice Sendak's ""Where the Wild Things Are"". The book has been translated into at least 40 languages, including Dutch, French, Spanish, German, Chinese, Italian, Portuguese, Swedish, Russian, and Hebrew. It has been used by elementary school teachers, librarians, and parents as a teaching aid, with activities developed which use the book. It was used by former first lady Barbara Bush as part of her campaign to promote literacy. The book received renewed attention when in 1999, Pizza Hut asked 50 US governors to name their favorite books from childhood. Presidential candidate George W. Bush ""opted for the Caterpillar. It"
"Best Novelette. Ursula Vernon Ursula Vernon (born May 28, 1977) is an American freelance writer, artist and illustrator. She is best known for her Hugo Award-winning graphic novel ""Digger"" (2003–2011) and for the children's books ""Dragonbreath"" and ""Nurk: The Strange, Surprising Adventures of a (Somewhat) Brave Shrew"". Vernon is the creator of ""Hamster Princess"", ""The Biting Pear of Salamanca"", a digital work of art which became an internet meme in the form of the ""LOL WUT pear"". Under the name ""T. Kingfisher"", she is also the author of several books for older audiences. Ursula Vernon grew up in Oregon and"
"Beatrix Potter Helen Beatrix Potter (British English , North American English also , 28 July 186622 December 1943) was an English writer, illustrator, natural scientist, and conservationist best known for her children's books featuring animals, such as those in ""The Tale of Peter Rabbit"". Born into an upper-class household, Potter was educated by governesses and grew up isolated from other children. She had numerous pets and spent holidays in Scotland and the Lake District, developing a love of landscape, flora, and fauna, all of which she closely observed and painted. Though Potter was typical of women of her generation in"
"Obert Skye Obert Skye is the pseudonym of Robert Farrell Smith. He is a bestselling American children's writer known for the ""Leven Thumps"" series, the ""Pillage"" trilogy,[1] and ""The Creature from My Closet"" series. He is also the author of ""Witherwood Reform School"" and ""Beyond Foo"". Skye is known for novels that emphasize the power of imagination and importance of discovering the impossible in the mundane. Even the Obert Skye pen name, which is used to further ""research"" on the world of Foo in Leven Thumps and the existence of dragons in Pillage, is “all about imagination” and “thinking bigger"
"minds of impressionable young readers with the idea that immigrants are to blame for the world's ills."" Annette Clifford of the ""Daily Press"" calls it an ""ugly allegory."" Lewis Black, a commentator for ""The Daily Show"", characterised the book as ""combining the charm of ""The Hungry Caterpillar"" with the subtlety of a Brooklyn criminal judge."" Hot House Flowers Hot House Flowers is an illustrated, allegorical children's book written and self-published by Brooklyn criminal court judge John H. Wilson, which compares illegal immigration to dandelions which overrun a greenhouse. It is illustrated by Marina Tsesarkaya. A dandelion from outside a hothouse"
"born and raised. His most popular book was ""The Enormous Egg"", the fanciful story of farmboy Nate Twitchell who raises a dinosaur (a triceratops named ""Uncle Beazley"") that hatches from a hen's egg in 1950s New England. Butterworth died of cancer in West Hartford, aged 75. Oliver Butterworth Oliver Butterworth (May 23, 1915 – September 17, 1990) was an American children's author and educator. Butterworth was born in Hartford, Connecticut and spent much of his life as a teacher, teaching at Kent School in Kent, Connecticut from 1937 to 1947 and Junior School in West Hartford, Connecticut from 1947 to"
"Lauren Child Lauren Child MBE (born Helen Child, 29 November 1965) is an English children's author and illustrator. She is known for her book series, such as the Charlie and Lola picture books, the Clarice Bean series and the Ruby Redfort novel series. Influences include E. H. Shepard, Quentin Blake, Carl Larsson, and Ludwig Bemelmans. Lauren Child introduced Charlie and Lola in 2000 with ""I Will Not Ever Never Eat A Tomato"" and won the annual Kate Greenaway Medal from the Library Association for the year's most ""distinguished illustration in a book for children"". For the 50th anniversary of the"
"Jane Thayer Catherine Woolley (August 11, 1904 – July 23, 2005) known also by the pen name Jane Thayer, was an American children's writer. She is known best for the book ""The Puppy Who Wanted a Boy"", which became the basis of a 1980s Saturday Morning cartoon series, ""The Puppy's Further Adventures"". Thayer wrote 86 books for children, many of which (""The Blueberry Pie Elf"" and ""The Puppy Who Wanted a Boy"") have become classics. She was so prolific that her editor suggested she publish some of her works under a pen name. Thus, Woolley authored picture books under the"
"The Snail and the Whale The Snail and the Whale is a children's picture book written by former children's laureate Julia Donaldson, illustrated by longtime collaborator Axel Scheffler. It has won several awards, including 2004 Early Years award for the best pre-school book, the 2005 Blue Peter award for Best Book to Read Aloud, and the 2007 Giverny award for Best Science Picture Book. ""The Snail and the Whale"" has also been adapted into an audiobook, a successful stage play and translated into British Sign Language. Donaldson has said that it is one of her favourite books, due to its"
"Book Award in 2005. Kathryn has also written a series of six books for very young children for Caterpillar Books: the first, Sleepy Time (illustrated by Sanja Reskek), was published in 2009; and the latest, Cheese Hunt (illustrated by Corinne Bittler), was published in 2010. In 2009, Kathryn began working with Tessa Strickland, co-founder of Barefoot Books, on a new character called Ruby. The first product of this collaboration is Ruby's School Walk, published by Barefoot in 2010. Kathryn is a frequent visitor to Literary Festivals throughout the UK. She has regularly presented fun activities and story telling at both"
"Arbor. Gertrude Crampton Gertrude Crampton (June 26, 1909 – June 25, 1996) was an author of children's books, including ""Tootle"" (1945) and ""Scuffy the Tugboat"" (1946). Both ""Tootle"" and ""Scuffy"" were published in the popular Little Golden Books series of Simon & Schuster. As of 2001, ""Tootle"" was the all-time third best-selling hardback children's book in English; ""Scuffy"" was eighth. She also wrote ""The Large and Growly Bear"", published in the Golden Beginning Reader series in 1961, and illustrated by John P. Miller. Born June 26, 1909 in New York, she received her teaching credentials from the University of Michigan,"
"""The Hutchinson Treasury of Children's Literature"" edited by Alison Sage Philip Pullman, ""Northern Lights"" by Philip Pullman ""Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets"" by J.K. Rowling ""Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone"" by J.K. Rowling ""The Illustrated Mum"" by Jacqueline Wilson ""The Amber Spyglass"" by Philip Pullman ""Artemis Fowl"" by Eoin Colfer ""Girls in Tears"" by Jacqueline Wilson ""The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon ""The Gruffalo's Child"" by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler ""Breaking Dawn"" by Stephenie Meyer ""Zog"" by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler ""A Monster Calls"" by Patrick Ness ""Ratburger"" by"
"Tootle Tootle () is a children's book written by Gertrude Crampton and illustrated by Tibor Gergely in 1945. It is part of Simon & Schuster's Little Golden Books series. As of 2001, it was the all-time third best-selling hardcover children's book in English. The protagonist is Tootle, a baby locomotive attending train school. Tootle hopes to grow up to be the Flyer on the New York-Chicago route. His schoolwork includes tasks such as stopping at red flags and pulling a dining car without spilling the soup. His most important lesson is that he must always stay on the rails. Bill,"
"recent photo-illustrated book is ""The Duck and the Kangaroo"", written by Edward Lear (1812–1888). It is the first stand-alone version of this endearing poem, which Lear wrote in the same time period as ""The Owl and the Pussycat"". Wattenberg is influenced by photo collage artist Hannah Höch, painter René Magritte, photographer Herbert Bayer and the 19th Century collage photographer Henry Peach Robinson as well as by animal photographers Ylla (Camilla Koffler) and Harry Whittier Frees. Tana Hoban has been another inspiration in the field of children's books as are Vladimir Radunsky and Maira Kalman. At a young age, Wattenberg began"
"The Jungle Book The Jungle Book (1894) is a collection of stories by the English author Rudyard Kipling. Most of the characters are animals such as Shere Khan the tiger and Baloo the bear, though a principal character is the boy or ""man-cub"" Mowgli, who is raised in the jungle by wolves. The stories are set in a forest in India; one place mentioned repeatedly is ""Seonee"" (Seoni), in the central state of Madhya Pradesh. A major theme in the book is abandonment followed by fostering, as in the life of Mowgli, echoing Kipling's own childhood. The theme is echoed"