Eric Carle

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.

Poor Hermit Crab! He's outgrown his snug little shell and has to find a new home. And he does, with help from some friends who make the move less scary. Children facing change in their own lives will relate to Hermit Crab's story-and learn a lot about the fascinating world of marine life along the way. Hermit Crab's problem is that he keeps outgrowing things. When he outgrows his first shell-house, he's a bit scared. The next one he finds is big enough...

"A little boy looking for his cat finds all kinds of cats: big, little, striped, spotted. But none of those cats is his cat. At last he finds her and the very special surprise she has for him!" -- Back cover.

A lonely firefly goes out into the night searching for other fireflies, and finally spies their flashing lights.

When a storm strikes a cargo ship, ten rubber ducks are tossed overboard and swept off in ten different directions. The rubber duck's squeak is reproduced at the end of the book. Based on a factual incident.

An illustrated collection of poems by a variety of authors describing the peculiarities of pets and wild and domestic animals.

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.

A clumsy young click beetle learns to land on its feet with encouragement from various animals and a wise old beetle. An electronic chip and replaceable batteries create clicking sounds to accompany the story.

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.

Brightly colored forms represent music played by the violin.