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...

Ladybug rambles through the garden, up and down rose stems in search of her favorite food, aphids, instinctively using her natural defenses to escape from threats.

"It's Lulu's birthday and all of her little bug friends have come for her outdoor party. Despite the big rain storm that threatens to ruin the fun, Lulu helps all of her friends have a great time."--cover, p.4.

Four stories from the Harold and the purple crayon series.

A grouchy ladybug who is looking for a fight challenges everyone she meets regardless of their size or strength. Text in Spanish.

An abandoned Chinese baby who has been befriended by a ladybug finds her way to an orphanage where she is eventually adopted by an American family.

"A ladybug catches Harold's interest one night, and leads him off on an adventure into a giant garden created with his purple crayon. Follow Harold as he travels in a world filled with plants, insects, and animals that are as big--or bigger--than he is!"--P. [4] of cover.

Invites the reader to search for Ladybug, who loves to hide.

"The Grouchy Ladybug feels less grouchy once her friends show her how nice love can be"--

As new life blossoms during spring, animals are playing outside, the flowers are blooming, and everyone is joyous, even the grouchy ladybug.