Brown Bear and Friends Colors (World of Eric Carle)

by Eric Carle, Odd Dot, Eric Carle (Illustrator)

Overview

From Eric Carle's Brown Bear and Friends comes an exciting new novelty crinkle board book original exploring the perennial favorite: colors!

In Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?, the original Brown Bear explored colors, encountering a green frog, a blue horse, and other iconic representations of color. In this new board book original, Brown Bear delights in colors with a fresh take!

Warm reds and oranges and yellows, cool blues and greens and purples—and everything in between—brings the rainbow onto the page.

With rhythmic, rhyming, read-aloud text, and an oh-so-touchable crinkle novelty cover, it's perfect for the youngest of readers. Featuring Eric Carle's bright, distinctive artwork, it's an exploration of color begging to be read again and again!

Also from World of Eric Carle:

-Baby Bear's Busy Day
-Bear Hugs! From Brown Bear and Friends
-Brown Bear's Little Book of Thanks
-Baby Bear's Time to Grow
-Brown Bear and Friends ABC
-Brown Bear and Friends 123
-Brown Bear and Friends Shapes

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781250422958
Publisher:	Odd Dot
Publication date:	03/25/2025
Series:	World of Eric Carle Series
Sold by:	Macmillan
Format:	eBook
Pages:	28
File size:	18 MB
Note:	This product may take a few minutes to download.
Age Range:	3 Months to 3 Years

About the Author

Eric Carle (1929-2021) was one of America’s leading children’s book illustrators and authors. Author of more than seventy books, his picture book career started when Bill Martin Jr invited him to create the illustrations for Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? That book that went on to sell millions of copies worldwide and Eric soon began writing and illustrating his own books, eventually creating the bestselling classic The Very Hungry Caterpillar. Born in the United States, Eric also spent many of his early years in Germany where he studied typography and graphic art at the Academy of Applied Art in Stuttgart.

Carle was the recipient of many honors including the American Library Association’s Children’s Literature Legacy Award and the Original Art Lifetime Achievement Award from the Society of Illustrators. In addition to writing and illustrating books of his own, he also collaborated on several others, including Bill Martin Jr's Polar Bear, Polar Bear, What Do You Hear?, Isaac Bashevis Singer’s Why Noah Chose the Dove, and the Eric Carle and Friends’ What’s Your Favorite picture book series. The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art, which Carle and his wife Bobbie founded, opened in Amherst, Massachusetts in 2002.

Eric Carle (1929-2021) was one of America’s leading children’s book illustrators and authors. Author of more than seventy books, his picture book career started when Bill Martin Jr invited him to create the illustrations for Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? That book went on to sell millions of copies worldwide and Eric soon began writing and illustrating his own books, eventually creating the bestselling classic The Very Hungry Caterpillar. Born in the United States, Eric also spent many of his early years in Germany where he studied typography and graphic art at the Academy of Applied Art in Stuttgart.

Carle was the recipient of many honors including the American Library Association’s Children’s Literature Legacy Award and the Original Art Lifetime Achievement Award from the Society of Illustrators. In addition to writing and illustrating books of his own, he also collaborated on several others, including Bill Martin Jr's Polar Bear, Polar Bear, What Do You Hear?, Isaac Bashevis Singer’s Why Noah Chose the Dove, and the Eric Carle and Friends’ What’s Your Favorite picture book series. The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art, which Carle and his wife Bobbie founded, opened in Amherst, Massachusetts in 2002.

Odd Dot is a boutique imprint that publishes author-driven brands, select licensing partnerships, fiction, nonfiction, and innovative formats for ages 0-12. From toy-like board books and trend-setting sticker collections, to inspirational picture books and more, we are always steered by kids' interests and the transformative power of reading. Odd Dot's core mission is to craft books that inspire joy, foster connections, and ignite curiosity—all the while having a ton of fun together. Harnessing the magic of collaboration, Odd Dot specializes in delivering exceptional originality in whatever form our ideas and partnerships take.

Hometown:

Northampton, Massachusetts and the Berkshires

Date of Birth:

June 25, 1929

Place of Birth:

Syracuse, New York

Education:

Akademie der bildenden Künste, Stuttgart, 1946-50

Website:

http://www.eric-carle.com/