Full name: My Apron: A Story from My Childhood

Author: Eric Carle Year: 1994 Rank: Rating: Original Rating: Pop Rating: Genres/categories: Children, Picture books Purchase/reserch links: LibraryThing Goodreads Amazon ISBNs: 9780399226854 0399226850

When an eight-year-old boy helps his uncle at his job as a plasterer, he takes a fancy to his workman's apron with a pocket. As a result of his fascination, his aunt makes him an apron of his own and he spends a few days as his Uncle Adam's assistant. The text is brief and simple but clearly conveys the warmth between the man and his nephew and the child's satisfaction in a job well done. The line/tissue paper illustrations are colorful and somewhat geometric, reminiscent of French Cubist Leger's work featuring laborers. An added bonus is the child-size apron that comes with the book, but the story will be enjoyed with or without the tangible item. - SLJ Similar books: The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle Love from The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle Does a Kangaroo Have a Mother, Too? by Eric Carle The Very Clumsy Click Beetle by Eric Carle Hello, Red Fox by Eric Carle The Secret Birthday Message by Eric Carle Draw Me A Star by Eric Carle Have You Seen My Cat? by Eric Carle Walter the Baker by Eric Carle Pancakes, Pancakes! by Eric Carle I See a Song by Eric Carle The Very Lonely Firefly by Eric Carle Do You Want to Be My Friend? by Eric Carle Hugs and Kisses for the Grouchy Ladybug by Eric Carle From Head to Toe by Eric Carle The Mixed-Up Chameleon by Eric Carle The Tiny Seed by Eric Carle Mister Seahorse by Eric Carle The Very Quiet Cricket by Eric Carle