Eric Carle
Author
Publisher
Listening Library
Pub. Date
2021
Description
But the little cricket cannot make a sound. The cricket meets many insects, but it isn't until he meets a beautiful female cricket that he can finally chirp "hello!" Excerpt: Hello! whispered a praying mantis, scraping its huge front legs together. The little cricket wanted to answer, so he rubbed his wings together. But nothing happened. Not a sound.
9) Friends
Author
Publisher
Puffin
Pub. Date
2013
Description
Once there were two friends who were always together. But one day, the boy was all alone. He friend was gone. The hero of this story from Eric Carle makes up his mind to find his friend. Undaunted, he sets off on a quest that takes him across a swift cold river, over a tall mountain, through a broad meadow and a forest full of dark shadows. He sleeps under starry skies and dreams of floating on clouds before finally being reunited with his beloved...