Mister Seahorse

Even though I have a place in my heart for the Hungary Caterpillar having loved it as a child, this is even better. I bought it for my son when he was about 1 1/2 and he continues to love it aged 4. The pictures are brilliant and the see thhrough pages are a great idea. The story is also lovely in that it tells you all about the male fish that look after babies- very PC!!

Very attractive and innovative illustrations that will keep this on the read list for a while - good grounding about how parents care and bring new life into the world - sets the scene when there is another on the way

What a beautiful book. Beautifully written, beautiful story, beautiful illustrations and me and my boys love shining the light through the coloured pages. This is a must buy book. Both my 2 and 4 year old boys love it.

Delightful little book for my 3 1/2 granddaughter. With interesting facts about other fishes and how they carry their eggs. Beautifully illustrated with little transparent windows painted with reeds or seaweed through which you get a peep at the next fish mentioned. Did you know Mr Tilapia cares for the eggs in his mouth or the Kurtus fish sticks the eggs on his head until they hatch?!

This is another colourful story which celebrates the beauty and variety of the precious wildlife that exists in our world today. It allows children and adults alike to appreciate how different perspectives make the world a more interesting place. It allowed children to understand both maternal and paternal aspects of life more easily.

Another great story book from Eric Carle. I used to keep Seahorses which is why this appealed to me. Great one for dads to read as it's all about male species that are the primary parent. Pictures are beautiful and colourful, just lovely!

As a fan of Eric Carle I had not seen this book before. It fitted in perfectly with our class topic of 'Under the Sea'. The children loved the book - a mix of story and facts. My favourite part was the use of acetate to provide camouflage for the creatures. We shall be using this idea for our art lessons. Wonderful book.

Absolutely LOVE this book! I will be using it once little one is here to teach them about the way daddy carried them as a trans man! Thank you so much!

You gotta hand it to Eric Carle for still putting together great visuals and cute stories like this. I never heard of Mister Seahorse until a few months ago, and figured it was one of his books I missed out on when I was a kid. Nope, 'turns out it was released in 2004, but it sure fits in with his other greats like The Very Hungry Caterpillar and The Very Quiet Cricket. And just like those books, it sports a unique feature with how the pages are done here and there. Mister Seahorse takes care of Mrs. Seahorse's eggs one day, and carries them in a pouch on his stomach. He goes around the ocean, and encounters a few other fish that also happen to be dads that are taking care of their eggs too. Between encounters, Mister Seahorse will see different creatures hiding behind rocks, seaweed and other objects, introducing the reader to new kinds of marine life. The final pages have the babies hatching from their eggs in Mister Seahorse's tummy, and they all leave him, ready to go out into the world on their own. One seahorse tries to go back, but, lovingly, Mister Seahorse tells it that while he does love the baby, it needs to go on without him. This book has the usual colorful Eric Carle artwork with tissue paper, and it looks beautiful. Every book I see by him, it's like his work just gets better and better. And you gotta love the use of transparent sheets to hide some of the fish every couple of pages. One page will say that Mister Seahorse sees something, then the next page is covered by a transparent plastic sheet with something to hide the fish on the page beneath it. Like a big brown rock concealing a big brown fish. When you turn the page, Mister Seahorse is covered by the object, and it still looks good. Kids will love this feature, and my daughter is always eager to turn the clear pages herself. The only negative thing I can point out is that the book is repetitive with the plot- Mister Seahorse encounters another father fish, tells it that it's doing a good job, bumps into hidden creatures, repeat a few times, but it's been said that children love repetition, so I can't dock points for that. The story is still cute, and the artwork is eye candy galore. Plus this is one of the few kid's books I've seen around that focuses on the dad taking care of his children, and it's good that good ol' Eric did a story with this theme. 5 stars for great art, great use of clear pages, and for being my daughter's second book that she's memorized (the other being Where the Wild Things Are of course).

エリックカールらしい絵が素敵で赤ちゃんもじっと見ていました。内容も子育てをするオスのお魚の話なのでお父さんにおすすめです。英語も簡単で内容もわかりやすいです。

Gracias

Such a great book, even better price used. Excellent condition. I will be giving this book at every wedding I attend.

Im so happy they still sell this book! Such a lovely story. Both my kids love it. Has some cool acetate pages inside with see through images.