Lois Ehlert

A father and child watch the cherry tree in their back yard, waiting until there are ripe cherries to bake in a pie. Includes a recipe for cherry pie.

An alphabetical tour of the world of fruits and vegetables, from apricot and artichoke to yam and zucchini.

An adaptation of the Peruvian folktale in which Fox and Mole try to climb to the moon on a rope woven of grass.

Introduces colors and shapes with illustrations of shapes on die-cut pages that form animal faces when placed on top of one another.

Short, easy to read rhymes reveal what is unique about various animals, from ape to wolf.

Some children create a family out of snow. Includes labeled pictures of all the items they use, as well as information about how snow is formed.

Describes some of the many things in the natural world--such as worms, seashells, flowers, and stars--that a child can appreciate.

Introduces the different types of camouflage animals use to help blend in with their surroundings, including spots on flounder, colorful spots on poisonous frogs, and large spots on butterflies.

An escaped housecat encounters twelve birds in the back yard but fails to catch any of them and has to eat feathers for lunch.