Eric Carle

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.

"Join the tiny seed on an adventure as it becomes a giant flower!"--Cover back.

A newly hatched cricket has a problem getting his wings to chirp. 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. The cricket's sound is reproduced at the end of the book. Annotation. A small cricket hatches "one warm day, " and the other insects greet him. Though the little guy wants very much to respond, nothing happens when he rubs his wings together. Finally, as night...

A grouchy ladybug, looking for a fight, challenges everyone she meets regardless of their size or strength. It's the Grouchy Ladybug's 20th birthday. To celebrate, we are introducing a new, larger format edition with brighter, more colorful pages created from Eric Carle's original artwork using the latest reproduction technology. The Grouchy Ladybug is bigger and brighter, as irascible but irresistable as ever and will surely delight new generations...

After Mrs. Seahorse lays her eggs on Mr. Seahorse's belly, he drifts through the water, greeting other fish fathers who are taking care of their eggs.

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.

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

Retells four classic Grimm's Brothers fairy tales, including "Tom Thumb, " "The Fisherman and His Wife, " and "Hans in Luck."

A very small and hungry caterpillar eats one apple on Monday, two pears on Tuesday, three plums on Wednesday, four strawberries on Thursday, five oranges on Friday, and on Saturday he has an enormous feast. On Sunday the large caterpillar builds himself a cocoon and then eats his way out as a butterfly. Die-cut holes show his path through the food

Guests at Little Frog's birthday party include the red fox, the purple butterfly, the orange cat, and other colorful animals. The illustrations are designed to demonstrate the concept of complementary colors.