Eric Carle

By order of the Duke, Walter the baker must invent a tasty roll through which the rising sun can shine three times.

Retellings of eleven of Aesop's fables.

"Ducks growing out of bananas? A mouse catching a cat? What's wrong with this book? Yes, there's something strange, something funny, and even downright preposterous on every page of this book. But it's not a mistake--it's nonsense! And it's also surrealism"--

Fifteen children's book artists, including Lauren Castillo, Frann Preston-Gannon, and Melissa Sweet, share their favorite colors and explain why they love them. This personal collection will inspire readers to create favorite-color drawings and stories of their own.

The farm animals try to divert a busy little spider from spinning her web, but she persists and produces a thing of both beauty and usefulness. The pictures may be felt as well as seen.

A very quiet cricket who wants to rub his wings together and make a sound as do so many other animals finally achieves his wish.

Una mariquita malhumorada busca peleas con cualquiera que encuentra en su camino, no importandole el tamano o la fuerza de su oponente. A grouchy ladybug who is looking for a fight challenges everyone she meets regardless of their size or strength. Text in Spanish.

Monica's father fulfills her request for the moon by taking it down after it is small enough to carry, but it continues to change in size. Some pages fold out to display particularly large pictures.

Each day of the week brings a new food, until on Sunday all the world's children can come and eat it up.

"Everybody has a favorite animal. Some like little white dogs or big black cats or hoppy brown bunnies best. Others prefer squishy snails or tall giraffes or sleek black panthers. With beautiful illustrations and charming personal stories, 14 children's book artists share their favorite animals and why they love them."--