Lois Ehlert

Butterflies bloom as delicately as flowers in this visually magnificent story of beginnings, middles and ends.

"A father and child grow vegetables and then make them into a soup."--

A man made of leaves blows away, traveling wherever the wind may take him.

"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."--

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.

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

"Through rhyme and mixed-media collage illustrations, 'rain fish'--the varied, colorful, and unique little collections of materials that float along on streams of rain water during storms--come to life"--

When the neighborhood cat tries to crash the mice's harvest party, the mice have a plan to scare the intruder away.

The top cat in a household is reluctant to accept the arrival of a new kitten but decides to share various survival secrets with it.