Eric Carle

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

Eric Carle's eloquent text turns the simple life cycle of a plant into an exciting story, a nature lesson, and an inspiring message of the importance of perseverance. In autumn, a strong wind blows flower seeds high in the air and carries them far across the land. One by one, many of the seeds are lost - burned by the sun, fallen into the ocean, eaten by a bird. But some survive the long winter and, come spring, sprout into plants, facing new dangers...

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. On board pages.

Shows different animals behaving as they normally do, such as running or pinching, and asks if a cat can do the same. Includes word list and follow-up questions.

Children's book artists Eric Carle, Lauren Castillo, Bryan Collier, Mike Curato, Etienne Delessert, Anna Dewdney, Rafael López, William Low, Marc Martin, Jill McElmurry, Yuyi Morales, Frann Preston-Gannon, Uri Shulevitz, Philip C. Stead and Melissa Sweet draw and paint their favorite colors and explain why they love them.

Encourages the reader to exercise by following the movements of various animals; presented in a question and answer format.

When a storm strikes a cargo ship, ten rubber ducks are tossed overboard and swept off in ten different directions. Based on a factual incident.

Die-cut pages illustrate the number of breakfast foods a hungry caterpillar consumes.

Die-cut pages invite readers to a hungry caterpillar's colorful lunch.