num_pages: 32
description: A VERY classic from Eric Carle, creator of 'The Very Hungry Caterpillar' (1969)!One day a tiny cricket is born and meets a big cricket who chirps his welcome. The tiny cricket tries to respond, but there is no sound. The quiet cricket then makes his way into the world, meeting one insect after another, each of whom greets the little cricket with a cheery hello—the hum of a bee, the whirr of a dragonfly, the whisper of a praying mantis. The cricket rubs his wings together each time, but nothing happens, not a sound. Until the day he meets another cricket, a female, and something different happens...As children turn the page on this wonderful moment, they are greeted with a surprise—an actual chirp!Full of 
  Eric Carle's
 (1929–2021) gorgeous and lush collage art, a gentle rhythmic text for read-alouds, and a wonder-inducing surprise at the end, The Very Quiet Cricket remains an all-time favorite from one of the true masters of picture-book making.Includes Audible Electronics with a Replaceable BatteryEdition MSRP: $23⁹⁹ US / $25⁰⁰ CAN (ISBN 978-0-399-21885-9)Manufactured in China
language: English
title: The Very Quiet Cricket
titlecomplete: The Very Quiet Cricket (Avenues)
genres: Classics, Nature, Kids, Picture Books, Childrens, Juvenile, Young Adult, Animals, Storytime, Fiction
ratings_count: 20839
awards: awardedAt: 725875200000
name: Buckeye Children's Book Award
category: K-2, awardedAt: 725875200000
name: Grand Canyon Reader Award
category: Picture Book
publisher: World of Eric Carle