Synopses & Reviews
A snake is too greedy for his own good in this book and CD package illustrated by childrenand#8217;s book legend Eric Carle and narrated by award-winning actor Stanley Tucci.andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;In this classic picture book from Richard Buckley and Eric Carle that includes a CD with audio narration by Stanley Tucci, a greedy python eats every creature he comes across in the jungle. From a tiny mouse to an enormous elephant, the eaten animals befriend one another in the belly of the snake, where they team up and kick the inside of the python until he spits them out.andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;This humorous tale about manners, respect, and friendship will delight readersand#8212;and listeners!
About the Author
Richard Buckley is 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 include andlt;iandgt;The Dutiful Penguinandlt;/iandgt;, andlt;iandgt;The Foolish Tortoiseandlt;/iandgt; (with Eric Carle), andlt;iandgt;The Greedy Pythonandlt;/iandgt; (with Eric Carle), and andlt;iandgt;The Bird Who Couldnand#8217;t Flyandlt;/iandgt; (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 for andlt;iandgt;The New York Timesandlt;/iandgt; and later as art director for an international advertising agency. His first two books, andlt;iandgt;1,2,3 to the Zooandlt;/iandgt; and andlt;iandgt;The Very Hungry Caterpillarandlt;/iandgt;, 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.Academy Awardandndash;nominee Stanley Tucci is an Emmy and Golden Globe Awardandndash;winning actor who has also been nominated for a Tony and a Grammy, among countless other critical and professional accolades. He has appeared in more than fifty films, including andlt;iandgt;The Lovely Bonesandlt;/iandgt;,andlt;iandgt; Julie andamp; Juliaandlt;/iandgt;, andlt;iandgt;The Devil Wears Pradaandlt;/iandgt;, andlt;iandgt;The Terminalandlt;/iandgt;, andlt;iandgt;Road to Perditionandlt;/iandgt;, andlt;iandgt;The Hunger Gamesandlt;/iandgt; films, and more than a dozen plays both on and off Broadway.