"Walt is not the tallest or the curliest or the pointiest or even the crunchiest. A confounded blade of grass searches for his 'est' in this hilarious story about growing up"--

Illustrations and simple, rhyming text celebrate the many shades of blue seen during the relationship of a boy and his dog as the boy grows from a baby to an adult.

Readers are invited to imagine the dramatic possibilities to be found in the natural world, even the humblest back garden! With exquisitely-detailed illustration that will appeal to children and art-lovers alike, and a wonderfully playful invented language, we soon find ourselves speaking "Bug" ... Du iz tak? What is that?

Easy rhyming text describes how plants grow and respond to seasonal changes.

"An educational picture book about the life cycle of a sunflower"--

Clifford grows up: As she looks through a photo album, Emily Elizabeth reminisces about Clifford's puppyhood -- Oops, Clifford: Clifford the big red dog is so large that he gets into trouble even when he is trying to do good deeds.