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.

A lonely firefly goes out into the night searching for other fireflies. On board pages. A restless firefly begins a search for other fireflies and is led to a lantern, a candle, the glowing eyes of a cat, dog, and owl, and a surprise celebration of light before he finds his friends and the real reason for his journey

A bored chameleon wishes it could be more like all the other animals it sees, but soon decides it would rather just be itself. Cutouts along the edges of the pages display various animals and colors.

Each car on the train has one more zoo animal than the one before, from the first car with an elephant to the last with ten birds.

By order of the Duke, Walter the baker must invent a tasty roll through which the rising sun can shine three times.

A clumsy young click beetle learns to land on its feet with encouragement from various animals and a wise old beetle. An electronic chip with a built-in battery creates clicking sounds to accompany the story.

After his aunt makes him an apron just like his uncle's, a young boy helps him plaster the chimney.

Eight colors and the concept of counting by twos are introduced as the painters create a rainbow cat.

Illustrations and rhyming text present ten different endangered animals.

This kit introduces children to the concepts of colors and shapes.