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Picture Book · Ages 2–5 · 1990 · Est. 3 min read-aloud
The Very Quiet Cricket
By Eric Carle
A young cricket tries to find his voice.
32 pages· 324 words· Est. 3 min read-aloud
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Bookroo's summary
A tiny cricket, unable to chirp, journeys through a world of buzzing bees and whispering mantises. Each encounter leaves him silent, until he meets a female cricket. Will he finally find his voice? Discover the magic of sound in this enchanting tale, where a surprise awaits with every turn of the page. Experience the wonder of Eric Carle's vibrant art and rhythmic storytelling, as the quiet cricket's world comes alive with a single, unexpected chirp.
From the publisher
One day a tiny cricket is born and meets a big cricket who chirps his welcome. The tiny cricket tries to respond, but there is no sound. The quiet cricket then makes his way into the world, meeting one insect after another, each of whom greets the little cricket with a cheery hello–the hum of a bee, the whirr of a dragonfly, the whisper of a praying mantis. The cricket rubs his wings together each time, but nothing happens, not a sound. Until the day he meets another cricket, a female, and something different happens . . .
As children turn the page on this wonderful moment, they are greeted with a surprise–an actual chirp!
Full of Eric Carle’s gorgeous and lush collage art, a gentle rhythmic text for read-alouds, and a wonder-inducing surprise at the end, The Very Quiet Cricket remains an all-time favorite from one of the true masters of picture-book making.
As children turn the page on this wonderful moment, they are greeted with a surprise–an actual chirp!
Full of Eric Carle’s gorgeous and lush collage art, a gentle rhythmic text for read-alouds, and a wonder-inducing surprise at the end, The Very Quiet Cricket remains an all-time favorite from one of the true masters of picture-book making.
At a glance
- Format
- Pages
- 32
- Words
- 324
- Reading age
- 2–5
- Audience
- Picture
- Lexile
- AD490L
What readers & critics say
Reviews
4.5
out of 7
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The fine print
Book details
Reading levels
- ATOS
- 3
- F&P level
- ~M
- AR points
- 0.5
- AR interest level
- LG
- AR quiz
- 36523
Publication
- Published
- January 1, 1990
- First published
- November 9, 1990
- Publisher
- World of Eric Carle
Edition
- Language
- English
- Type
- Picture Book
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