Hello, Red Fox - (World of Eric Carle) by Eric Carle

About the Book

This interactive book introduces complementary colors to young readers. Little Frog has invited all of his animal friends to his birthday party, but when the guests arrive, all the animals are the wrong color. When readers stare at each animal for ten seconds and then look at the white facing page, they will then see the right color. Full-color illustrations.

Book Synopsis

In this imaginative book, Eric Carle invites young readers to discover complementary colors while enjoying the amusing story of Little Frog and his colorful friends.

It's Little Frog's birthday, and Mama Frog gets a big surprise when the guests show up for his party--all the animals are the wrong color! Little Frog tells her she's not looking long enough, and he's right.

About the Author

Eric Carle (1929-2021) was acclaimed and beloved as the creator of brilliantly illustrated and innovatively designed picture books for very young children, including Papa, Please Get the Moon for Me; Have You Seen My Cat?; and The Tiny Seed. His best-known work, The Very Hungry Caterpillar, has been translated into seventy languages and sold over fifty-five million copies. Carle illustrated more than seventy books, many bestsellers, most of which he also wrote, and more than 170 million copies of his books have sold around the world. In 2003, Carle received the Children's Literature Legacy Award for lifetime achievement in children's literature. In 2002, Eric and his wife, Barbara, cofounded The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art (CarleMuseum.org) in Amherst, Massachusetts, a 40,000-square-foot space dedicated to the celebration of picture books and picture book illustrations from around the world, underscoring the cultural, historical, and artistic significance of picture books and their art form. Eric Carle passed away in May 2021 at the age of ninety-one. His work remains an important influence on artists and illustrators at work today. Find out more at Eric-Carle.com.