A padded board book edition of a best selling classic perfect for the littlest hands.
 
First published in 1997, this interactive story invites kids to imitate animal movements. What does an elephant do? It stomps its foot. Can you? Watching giraffes bend their necks or monkeys wave their arms is fun, but nothing could be better than joining in. From their heads down to their toes, kids will be wriggling, jiggling, and giggling as they try to keep up with these animals! The movements suggested in this book have been carefully chosen so that they serve as exercises for each part of the body. While they play, kids will learn important skills like listening with care, concentration, understanding the spoken word, following instructions, accepting goals, and controlling their body’s movements.
 
Contributor Bio(s)
 
 
Eric Carle was the creator of more than seventy picture books for young readers.
Eric 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.
 
Eric 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.
In 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.