Eric Carle

Oversized picture book with a preface by Jane Goodall puts an emphasis on the Amazon Rain Forest animals and Carle's bright trademark collages. All the animals in the rain forest watch as the sloth "slowly" crawls & eats, etc.

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

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 lonely firefly goes out into the night searching for other fireflies. Carle's very special story is finally available in a board book format, and, just like the hardcover edition, the fireflies' lights actually light up, delighting children of all ages.

"Follows the progress of a hungry little caterpillar as he eats his way through a varied and very large quantity of food until, full at last, he forms a cocoon around himself and goes to sleep. Die-cut pages illustrate what the caterpillar ate on successive days"--WorldCat.

"It's December 24th, and the old farmer settles down for a winter's nap, wondering how Christmas can come when there is no snow! In his dream he imagines a snowstorm covering him and his animals-named One, Two, Three, Four and Five-in a snowy blanket. But when the farmer awakens, he finds that it has really snowed outside, and now he remembers something! Putting on his red suit, he goes outside and places gifts under the tree for his animals, bringing...

A clumsy young click beetle learns to land on its feet with encouragement from various animals and a wise old beetle. An electronic chip with a built-in battery creates clicking sounds to accompany the story.

Jack is hungry for pancakes, but first Jack's mother needs flour fromthe mill, an egg from the balck hen, milk from the spotted cow, and butter churned from fresh cream. Will it ever be time for breakfast and that large pancake.

A little cloud becomes all sorts of things--a sheep, an airplane, trees, a hat--before joining other clouds and raining.

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.