The Very Lonely Firefly
Books | Juvenile Fiction / Animals / Insects, Spiders, etc
4.3
Eric Carle
From bestselling author and illustrator Eric Carle, the creator of The Very Hungry Caterpillar, comes another classic tale about one very lonely firefly. A perfect gift to share with the child or grandchild in your life.When a very lonely firefly goes out into the night searching for other fireflies, it sees a lantern, a candle, and the eyes of a dog, cat, and owl all glowing in the darkness. It even sees a surprise celebration of light. But it is not until it discovers other fireflies that it finds exactly what it's looking for--a surprise sure to bring smiles to anyone who turn the final page!Lushly illustrated with Eric Carle's trademark vibrant collage art, soothingly told with a gentle read-aloud rhythm, and complete with a surprise sure to "light up" children's faces, The Very Lonely Firefly will fast become a storytime favorite. Read it with a flashlight in the dark or under the table--and watch those fireflies glow!Praise for The Very Lonely Firefly:"Carle's richly hued, collage-like art and gentle text will be comfortingly familiar to his numerous young devotees."--Publishers Weekly"This is a compelling accomplishment [and a] guaranteed winner as a read-aloud or read-alone."--School Library Journal
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Author
Eric Carle
Pages
32
Publisher
Penguin
Published Date
1995-06-01
ISBN
0399227741 9780399227745
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"I liked this book. It starts out with a lonely firefly. He kept seeing lights in the sky but every time he went to inspect it, it was something else. In the first it was a light bulb, then a candle, then a flashlight, then a lamp, then the eyes of a dog, a cat and an owl and even fireworks. Still couldn't find other fireflies like him. It ended with the firefly finally finding other fireflies. I know if the end the fireflies were supposed to light up when the book was opened to the last page but the batteries had probably been long dead or broke. I know that this is supposed to be good but I wasn't as impressed as I should have been. I liked a lot of Eric Carle's other books like The Very Hungry Caterpillar. That is a staple with little kids and I was no exception when I was growing up. Mr. Carle still uses his amazing skills with paint and paper to create stunning pictures that drive the imagination of the all the children who read have read and admire his books. I might have loved this book if the story had been as good as the pictures. Ages 4-8"
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Allison Freeman
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