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The Very Quiet Cricket

by Carle, Eric. (Philomel, 1990 ISBN 0 399-21885-8) Picture Book. 32 pages. Grades K+.
This book was reviewed by Carol Otis Hurst in Teaching K-8 Magazine.

Review

A very small cricket tries again and again to make the cricket chirp by rubbing his wings together as other insects pass him, making their unique sounds. The day passes and night comes before the cricket sees another cricket and is at last successful. As a delightful surprise, when the cricket makes his sound, we hear the chirp on the last page.

As we witness one day in the life of the very young cricket, a catalogue of insects passes before us and the word use is interesting and dramatic. Carle's inclusion of real sound in a book that has been discussing sound throughout the book expands our concept of what a picture book can and should be.

Related Areas of Carol Hurst's Children's Literature Site

• Featured Author: Eric Carle

Related Sites on the Internet

• Eric Carle's Web Site http://www.eric-carle.com/
• Amazon.com Bookstore's listing of Eric Carle's books.