The Very Lonely Firefly, Eric Carle
The Very Lonely Firefly, Eric Carle
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The Very Lonely Firefly

Author: Eric Carle

Narrator: Kevin R. Free

Unabridged: 5 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 01/19/2021

Synopsis

A VERY classic from Eric Carle, creator of The Very Hungry Caterpillar!

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!

Soothingly told with a gentle read-aloud rhythm and complete with a surprise sure to "light up" children's faces, The Very Lonely Firefly will fast become a storytime favorite. Listen with a flashlight in the dark or under the table--and watch those fireflies glow!Praise for The Very Lonely Firefly:

"This is a compelling accomplishment [and a] guaranteed winner as a read-aloud or read-alone."--School Library Journal

About The Author

Eric Carle is acclaimed and beloved as the creator of brilliantly illustrated and innovatively designed picture books for very young children. His best-known work, The Very Hungry Caterpillar, has been translated into 70 languages and sold over 55 million copies. Carle illustrated more than seventy books, many best sellers, most of which he also wrote, and more than 170 million copies of his books have sold around the world. In 2003, Carle received the Laura Ingalls Wilder Award (now called the Children’s Literature Legacy Award) for lifetime achievement in children's literature. In 2002, Eric and his wife, Barbara, cofounded The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art (www.carlemuseum.org) in Amherst, Massachusetts, a 40,000-square-foot space dedicated to the celebration of picture books and picture book illustrations from around the world, underscoring the cultural, historical, and artistic significance of picture books and their art form. Eric Carle passed away in May 2021 at the age of 91. His work remains an important influence on artists and illustrators at work today. www.eric-carle.com

Reviews

Goodreads review by Calista on August 09, 2018

The end was such a surprise. I wasn't expecting it. It was very pleasing and caused giggles. The kids have read this before and they didn't spoil the ending funny enough. They laughed at me and my surprise. Our book is old and it still work. It creates quite and effect. I love Eric Carle's work and t......more

Goodreads review by Canette on April 07, 2024

The book is about a lonely firefly that keeps flying after the light, but it turns out that it is not another firefly, but different lights, for example a flashlight. The firefly saw several lights, and flew towards them. But they were not other fireflies. But finally very lonely firefly found a gro......more

Goodreads review by Miranda on February 16, 2017

I absolutely love the end of this with the light up part showing all the fireflies it was a pleasant surprise and the kiddo loved it.......more

Goodreads review by Mama on April 15, 2016

What we love about this book: -Common urban animal (firefly) as main character. -The art is special and interesting, but not confusing. -Carle's collage technique can be used to inspire collage-making (cutting and pasting). -Lots of smart, deliberate repetition of key words, phrases, and story patterns......more

Goodreads review by Ghazaal on April 01, 2020

Beautiful.......more

Quotes

Praise for The Very Lonely Firefly:

"Carle's richly hued, collage-like art and gentle text will be comfortingly familiar to his numerous young devotees."--Publishers Weekly

"This is a compelling accomplishment [and a] guaranteed winner as a read-aloud or read-alone."--School Library Journal

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