{"product_id":"do-you-want-to-be-my-friend-board-book-9780694007097","title":"Do You Want to Be My Friend? Board Book","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA classic friendship story from the beloved Eric Carle, creator of \u003cem\u003eThe Very Hungry Caterpillar\u003c\/em\u003e. This board book edition is the perfect fit for little hands.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is a simple and nearly wordless picture book for children to explore in a variety of ways. Shared with little ones, the bright pictures showing a small gray mouse's search for the perfect pal help introduce colors, animals, and sounds. Many preschoolers will also be drawn to the idea of looking for a friend.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFans of \u003cem\u003eThe Secret Birthday Message\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Mixed-Up Chameleon\u003c\/em\u003e will delight in this ingenious picture book by the brilliant Eric Carle.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOther favorite classic books from Eric Carle include \u003cem\u003eThe Very Hungry Caterpillar, The Grouchy Ladybug, From Head to Toe, \u003c\/em\u003e and many others.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCarle, Eric:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEric Carle\u003c\/strong\u003e was the creator of more than seventy picture books for young readers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEric Carle was born in New York, USA. However, when he was just six, he moved with his parents to Germany. In 1952, after graduating from the prestigious Akademie der Bildenden Künste in Stuttgart, he fulfilled his dream of returning to New York.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEric Carle received many distinguished awards and honours for his work, including, in 2003, the Laura Ingalls Wilder Award for his lifetime contribution to children's literature and illustration.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 2002, fifty years after Carle's return to the United States, The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art was opened in Amherst, Massachusetts. Here visitors of all ages can enjoy, in addition to Eric Carle's work, original artwork by other distinguished children's book illustrators from around the world.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HarperFestival","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50618308067602,"sku":"9780694007097","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_daeca138-e888-4852-a7f2-89fc3da20e84.jpg?v=1732531161","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/do-you-want-to-be-my-friend-board-book-9780694007097","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}