The Foolish Tortoise
Richard Buckleyis a much-traveled English writer of both prose and poetry. He has lived in New York, Paris, and London, but his present home is in Cheltenham, England, where he has lived for the past thirty years, bringing up two sons with his wife (and muse) Elfie. His books for children includeThe Dutiful Penguin,The Foolish Tortoise(with Eric Carle),The Greedy Python(with Eric Carle), andThe Bird Who Couldn’t Fly(with Alex Williams).Eric Carle is the author and illustrator of more than seventy books for children, many of them bestsellers. Born in Syracuse, New York, he moved to Germany with his parents when he was six years old. He studied at the Academy of Graphic Arts in Stuttgart before returning to the United States, where he worked as a graphic designer forThe New York Timesand later as art director for an international advertising agency. His first two books,1,2,3 to the ZooandThe Very Hungry Caterpillar, gained him immediate international recognition. The latter title, now considered a modern classic, has sold more than 30 million copies and has been translated into forty-eight languages. Eric Carle and his wife, Barbara, divide their time between the mountains of North Carolina and the Florida Keys.Keith Nobbshas appeared on Broadway inThe Lion In Winterand off-Broadway inDog Sees God,Romance,The Hasty Heart,Bye Bye Birdie,Dublin Carol, andFour(Lucille Lortel Award, Drama Desk Nomination). His film credits includePhone Booth,Double Whammy, and25th Hour. Television credits includeThe Black Donnellys(series regular),Law and Order: Criminal Intent, andThe Sopranos.--This text refers to an alternatePaperbackedition.