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Binding: Hardcover
EAN: 9780060270872
ISBN: 006027087X
Label: HarperCollins
Manufacturer: HarperCollins
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 48
Publication Date: September 30, 1996
Publisher: HarperCollins
Reading Level: Ages 4-8
Release Date: August 16, 1996
Studio: HarperCollins

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Editorial Review:

Product Description:
It's the Grouchy Ladybug's 20th birthday. To celebrate, we are introducing a new, larger format edition with brighter, more colorful pages created from Eric Carle's original artwork using the latest reproduction technology. The Grouchy Ladybug is bigger and brigher, as irascible but irresistable as ever and will surely delight new generations of readers, as well as her devoted fans of all ages. Happy Birthday, Grouchy Ladybug!






Rating: - Grouchy Ladybug - great book
Very cute book- I recommend all of Eric Carle's books. We especially like The Very Hungry Caterpillar.

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Rating: - The Grouchy Ladybug
The kids in my pre k class really enjoyed this story. They imitate and repeat the story lines in the story after I read it to them.

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Rating: - So Silly, So Fun!!
We have been picking up Eric Carle books to help with our four year old daughter's PDD and speech challenges. The repetitive sentence structure is really a delight for her as she gets to read the parts that are the same from page to page, yet each page features a different animal which keeps this book from feeling monotonous. The story is sweet in the end and funny throughout as the grouchy lady bug picks fights and backs out of each one. The tiered pages through the main part of the book are fun, ... Read More

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Rating: - Good book for the age group.
I really liked this children's book. The illustrations were very peculiar and different, as was the organization of the book. The pages going from smaller to bigger in the middle and the words on the pages also changing in size, getting progressively larger is definitely a different touch. I especially liked how the shape of the whale's tail was a page in itself towards the end. There was also a clock on each page reinforcing the time mentioned and the concept of it. All around this is a great ... Read More

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Rating: - Two boys' review: We like The Very Hungry Caterpillar better
This book is eligible for Amazon's 4-for-3 promotion, so you are not risking a lot of money should you buy this book.

It isn't one of our favorites from Eric Carle. The story is supposed to address anger issues -- and it does -- by hitting you over the head as the ladybug flies from page to page trying to pick a fight with larger and larger animals.

The problem isn't the message it is the entertainment value. This book simply didn't engage our sons' interest. I suppose it is ... Read More

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