Product Description

A small chameleon is living an ordinary small chameleon’s life – changing colour and catching flies on his sticky tongue – when he comes across a zoo full of fantastic animals like white polar bears, and big strong elephants. But when he wishes he could be just like them, all sorts of strange things start to happen, showing why it’s important not to wish yourself away but be happy with just who you are.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #13285 in Books
• Published on: 1988-03-17
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 32 pages

About the Author
Eric Carle is an internationally bestselling and award-winning author and illustrator of books for very young children. He was born in New York, but spent his early life in Germany. He returned to the States in his early twenties and worked as a graphic designer for the New York Times. He went on to be the art director of an advertising agency before he began writing and illustrating children's books. Eric lives in Massachusetts with his wife, Barbara. The Carles opened The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art in Massachusetts in 2002.

Customer Reviews

Books that bridge the age and culture gap
I took several of Eric Carle's books to Sri Lanka when I was a voluntary teacher in a school in the hill country. The children were enraptured by the colours, the ideas and I was able to use this book as a teaching resource with children aged 4 - 10. I imagine that if reading this with young children anywhere one can play with the fun pictures and with the older child explore that child's desire to fit in with a certain group rather than recognise how wonderful that person is in his/her own right. So it looks simple but like all the well thought out Eric Carle books is a treasure trove for the adult reader and the child.

mixed up mum
This is a really nice book, my 18month is still a little young for it but I'm sure he'll love it later. Worth buying.