Eric Carle

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. A caterpillar eats a great deal and then spins its cocoon. Library of Congress. Die-cut pages illustrate what the caterpillar ate on successive days. Carle's classic tale of a voracious caterpillar...

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...

By cutting and grinding the wheat for flour, Jack starts from scratch to help make his breakfast pancake.

As the sun sets, a small firefly is born. It flashes its light to find other fireflies in the darkness. Except the lights in the night aren't always what they seem. Will this very lonely firefly ever find its friends?.

A message in code starts Tim off on an exciting treasure hunt until he finds his special birthday surprise. Features die-cut pages.

A young boy encounters all sorts of cats while searching for the one he lost.

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.

"Do you want to be my friend?" asks a little mouse of a horse, a peacock, an alligator, and others, as it searches everywhere for a friend.

A grouchy ladybug, looking for a fight, challenges everyone she meets regardless of their size or strength. It's the Grouchy Ladybug's 20th birthday. To celebrate, we are introducing a new, larger format edition with brighter, more colorful pages created from Eric Carle's original artwork using the latest reproduction technology. The Grouchy Ladybug is bigger and brighter, as irascible but irresistable as ever and will surely delight new generations...

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