From bestselling author and illustrator Eric Carle, the creator of The Very Hungry Caterpillar, comes another classic tale about one very lonely firefly. A perfect gift to share with the child in your life. Now in a bilingual board book!

When a very lonely firefly goes out into the night searching for other fireflies, it sees a lantern, a candle, and the eyes of a dog, cat, and owl all glowing in the darkness. It even sees a surprise celebration of light. But it is not until it discovers other fireflies that it finds exactly what it's looking for.

This board book edition is the perfect size for little hands. Lushly illustrated with Eric Carle's trademark vibrant collage art and soothingly told with a gentle read-aloud rhythm, The Very Lonely Firefly will fast become a storytime favorite.
 
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Eric Carle was the legendary and bestselling creator of The Very Hungry Caterpillar and more than 70 other classic books for very young children. The Very Hungry Caterpillar has sold over 60 million copies and has been translated into more than 80 languages. Eric Carle was honored many times for his work, including the Laura Ingalls Wilder Award from the American Library Association (now called the Children’s Literature Legacy Award) and the NEA Foundation Award for Outstanding Service to Public Education, among many other national and international awards. In 2002, Eric Carle and his wife, Barbara, cofounded The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art in Amherst, Massachusetts. Eric Carle passed away in 2021, at the age of 91.