Today is Monday is a stunningly colourful picture book illustrated by Eric Carle - author illustrator of The Very Hungry Caterpillar - that teaches young children about different types of food and the days of the week and assists memory development through repetition and light-hearted humour. Sheet music for the Today is Monday song that runs through the book is also included - perfect for encouraging an early interest in music. Eric Carle is an award-winning and bestselling author-illustrator of books for very young children. His books include the much-loved classic The Very Hungry Caterpillar, Rooster's Off to See the World, The Mixed-Up Chameleon, Draw Me a Star, The Very Busy Spider and The Bad-Tempered Ladybird. His most famous book The Very Hungry Caterpillar has sold over 33 million copies worldwide and has been translated into over 50 different languages; several enhanced editions of The Very Hungry Caterpillar are available from Puffin.

 

There are 32 pages in this book. This is a picture book. A picture book uses pictures and text to tell the story. The number of words varies from zero ('wordless') to around 1k over 32 pages. Picture books are typically aimed at young readers (age 3-6) but can also be aimed at older children (7+). This book was published 1996 by Penguin Books Ltd .

Eric Carle divides his time between the Florida Keys and the hills of North Carolina.