signed first edition
2005 · New York
by Carle, Eric
New York: HarperCollins, 2005. First printing. Fine in fine jacket.. Signed first edition of this Laura Ingalls Wilder award-winning book by the beloved author-illustrator — with functioning sound button. This lushly illustrated count-along book was inspired by a newspaper article about a container ship losing a shipment of bath toys. A sound button on the back paste-down provides a squeaky surprise. 12'' x 9''. Original glossy color pictorial boards. In original color pictorial jacket with Laura Ingalls Wilder Award sticker to front panel. Illustrated in color throughout. [32] pages. Signed by Carle, with an original drawing of duck, opposite title (truncated)