Lois Ehlert

A child describes the growth of a maple tree from seed to sapling.

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

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

Presents a simple overview of the lives and life cycle of butterflies, starting with an egg, hatching into a caterpillar, spinning a cocoon, and emerging as a butterfly.

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. Una adaptación del cuento folklórico peruano en que un zorro y un topo intentan a subir a la luna por un lazo de hierba.

A counting book depicting the colorful fish children might see if they turned into fish themselves.

The narrator describes discovering how Ralph the dog can talk, appropriately saying words such as "roof," "rough," "bark," and "wolf."

When Fox tells Mole she must move out of her tunnel to make way for a new path, Mole finds an ingenious way to save her home.

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.