The Very Clumsy Click Beetle's Favorite Words

by Eric Carle

The young child begins to develop a reading vocabulary by matching simple words with corresponding drawings of ten familiar animals and objects from Eric Carle's "The Very Clumsy Click Beetle."

Genres: Childrens

22 pages, Board Book

First published January 10, 2008

About the author

Eric Carle was an American author, designer and illustrator of children's books. His picture book The Very Hungry Caterpillar, first published in 1969, has been translated into more than 66 languages and sold more than 50 million copies. Carle's career as an illustrator and children's book author accelerated after he collaborated on Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?. Carle illustrated more than 70 books, most of which he also wrote, and more than 145 million copies of his books have been sold around the world.
In 2003, the American Library Association awarded Carle the biennial Laura Ingalls Wilder Medal (now called the Children's Literature Legacy Award), a prize for writers or illustrators of children's books published in the U.S. who have made lasting contributions to the field. Carle was also a U.S. nominee for the biennial, international Hans Christian Andersen Award in 2010.

Reviews

[Canette Arille · Rating 4 out of 5]

A book where children learn to read and match words to pictures of animals and objects. Educational book.

[Seth · Rating 4 out of 5]

The Very Clumsy Click Beatle by Eric Carle is about a book about a young Click Beatle who must learn how to use his clicker for the first time. It is extremely important this Beatle learn how to click because he life may depend on it. I thought the illustrations were cute and went along well with the book. The story structure itself built up anticipation of the Click Beatle seeing if it would be able to succeed. Many animals and a human enter this book and each character that came in became bigger than the next. It made me very nervous/ anxious for the Click Beatle. What if they eat him up or step on him. It’s a good read for younger children.