Summary
From the World of Eric Carle comes a keepsake book starring The Grouchy Ladybug, who needs just a little nudge to get into the holiday spirit.
Christmas brings out the very best, even in those grouchier than the rest. This book is a celebration of all that is festive, with beautiful artwork from the amazing World of Eric Carle that captures Christmas's delights--from smiling snowmen to shiny ornaments, candy canes, and more.
Featuring an array of charming wintry scenes and lovely rhyming text, Christmas Cheer for The Grouchy Ladybug is the perfect gift for spreading good cheer!
Christmas means joy for all.
Snowflakes glisten white,
Stars shine bright . . .
. . . time to have a ball.
Bah, humbug!
. . . says the Grouchy Ladybug.
Perfect for fans of the New York Times bestseller Hugs and Kisses for the Grouchy Ladybug and Merry Christmas from the Very Hungry Caterpillar!
Eric Carle is an award-winning, children's picture book author and illustrator whose most recognized work is The Very Hungry Caterpillar Board Book. Carle was born to German parents in 1929 in Syracuse, New York. The family returned to Germany in 1935, moving to a suburb of Stuttgart. Carle disliked high school, quitting at the age of 16 before graduation. He was admitted as the youngest student to the Akademie der bildenden Kunste, an art school.
After finishing at the Akademie, he worked as a poster designer for the U.S. Information Center in Germany until 1952, when he moved back to New York City. He was a graphic designer at the New York Times and later worked as an art director at L.W. Frohlich & Co. In 1963, Bill Martin, Jr. saw a poster of a red lobster that Carle had designed and asked him to illustrate Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?, thus launching his freelance career. Among his many children's books are Dream Snow, Hello, Red Fox, The Very Clumsy Click Beetle, and Pancakes, Pancakes! His title The Artist Who Painted a Blue Horse made Publisher's Weekly Best Seller List for 2011. His title Brown Bear Brown Bear What to You See? made The New York Times Best Seller List for 2012. In 2015 he made The New Zealand Best Seller List with Love from the Very Hungry Caterpillar.
Eric Carle, beloved children's book author and illustrator, died on May 23, 2021. He was 91.
(Bowker Author Biography)