Name: walter the baker
SKU: 1553309
Price: 28.66 EUR
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Author: Eric Carle
ISBN: 9780689800788

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Eric Carle

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Simon and Schuster

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0689800789

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9780689800788

Synopsis "walter the baker"

With a sprightly text and his most vibrantly colored collage illustrations to date, Carle tells the story of Walter, the best baker in the Duchy who, under creative pressure, invents the pretzel. Based on a German folktale passed down to Carle by his grandmother, this delightful story illustrates how necessity and accidents are the mother and father of invention. Full color.

Eric Carle

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Eric Carle (1929-2021) was a renowned author and illustrator of children's literature, famous for his distinctive collage style with vibrant colors and striking textures. His most iconic work is The Very Hungry Caterpillar (1969), which has sold millions of copies worldwide and has been translated into more than 70 languages. Throughout his career, Carle wrote and illustrated over 70 books, captivating generations of children with simple and educational stories.

Other notable works include Papa, Please Get the Moon for Me (1986) and Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? (1967), in collaboration with Bill Martin Jr. His legacy continues at the Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art in the USA, founded to celebrate children's literature.

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