Bill Martin, Jr. (1916-2004) has been called "America's favorite children's author." He wrote more than 300 books for children, including the classic texts Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?, illustrated by Eric Carle, and Chicka Chicka Boom Boom, illustrated by Lois Ehlert.
Lois Ehlert (1934-2021) illustrated numerous inventive, celebrated, and bestselling picture books, including Chicka Chicka Boom Boom, Mice, Ten Little Caterpillars, and her own Holey Moley, The Scraps Book, RRRalph, Lots of Spots, Boo to You!, Leaf Man, Snowballs, Waiting for Wings, Planting a Rainbow, Growing Vegetable Soup, and Color Zoo, which received a Caldecott Honor.
* "Martin's caterpillar counting rhyme has been given new life with
gorgeous and bold watercolor collages from his Chicka Chicka Boom
Boom collaborator, Ehlert. Readers can't be blamed for seeing this
as a companion to Eric Carle's classic caterpillar tale...a
graphically sumptuous book."
--Publishers Weekly, starred review
"From the accomplished creators of the classic Chicka Chicka Boom
Boom (1989) comes this captivating, rhyming offering for the
lap-sit crowd. Here, Ehlert lends her signature watercolor-collage
artwork to the late Martin's text, which was originally published
in 1967. On each spread, a different caterpillar moves through a
brilliantly hued garden scene filled with flora and fauna, which
are identified in small print. Many images, such as monarchs and
roses, will be familiar to kids, while others, such as cabbage
looper moths and gaillardias, will likely expand their
knowledge...a final spread, featuring a countdown of each
caterpillar and the butterfly it becomes, along with a few facts,
creates a pleasing end to this beautiful title, which will be a
natural hit with young children." --Booklist, July 1, 2011
"In her most stunning artwork of recent memory, Ehlert's bold and
bright illustrations in watercolor collage grace the book's large
square pages and make the reader feel like he or she might even be
able to step into the scene." --Young Children, January 2012
"In this attractive counting book with a scientific flair, 10
little caterpillars creep and crawl through gardens, vegetable
patches, and apple orchards.... Ehlert's watercolor collages,
presented in the style of botanical illustrations complete with
identifying labels, eloquently re-create the natural habitat of
each creature.... An imaginative introduction to ordinal numbers
and the process of metamorphosis." --School Library Journal, August
2011
"Move over very hungry caterpillar--10 little caterpillars have
arrived. Martin's posthumous release rests in illustrator Ehlert's
capable hands, resulting in a picture book that delivers on his
reputation as a master of engaging, rhythmic, rhyming text as it
presents some of Ehlert's best work to date. Arresting jacket art
introduces 10 little caterpillars munching on a verdant,
heart-shaped leaf against a white background. Open, white
backgrounds of interior spreads allow the collages' vibrant colors
to stand out in clean, visually dynamic spreads that invite readers
to pore over the flora, other creatures and the caterpillars
themselves who populate the pages. Each caterpillar from the jacket
gets its own spread, with one climbing a cabbage head, another
carried off to school in a jar and another falling into the sea.
The 10th caterpillar, however, becomes a butterfly in a satisfying,
if predictable, culmination of the verse. But wait--there's more!
Concluding pages identify each caterpillar in sequence, provide
readers with information about what they eat and reveal the kinds
of moths and butterflies that result from their metamorphoses.
Equal parts counting book, nature book and ideal read-aloud fodder,
this is a beauty of an offering from a familiar team."
--Kirkus Reviews, July 15, 2011, *STAR
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