Eric Carle tells his simple tale on how the pretzel might have been invented. The best thing about Eric is that his illustrations are like no other persons in the world. I Love to look at all of the detail and it is actually amazing if you ever can see a video of how he does it and how much time and effort it really does take to make them. I am not a huge fan of the story but I had to read it because I had never heard of it before. It is cool because at the back of the book there is a short history on the pretzel, when it used to be eaten and why it looks the way it does. Kids will have fun with the pictures but you may find it hit and miss with the story. I found it kind of odd that some of the pictures of the sun had a face drawn in them and some didn't. That made me kind of curious on why he did it with some pages but not all. I guess I might never know.