Lois Ehlert

A mother and child plant a rainbow of flowers in the family garden.

An alphabetical tour of the world of fruits and vegetables, from apricot and artichoke to yam and zucchini.

Presents the life cycle of the caterpillar's growth into a butterfly.

Introduces colors and shapes with illustrations of shapes on die-cut pages that form animal faces when placed on top of one another.

A collection of poems about animal camouflage and adornment.

A rascally squirrel has an indoor adventure in a city apartment.

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

When the neighborhood cat tries to crash the mice's harvest party, the mice have a plan to scare the intruder away.

"Through rhyme and mixed-media collage illustrations, 'rain fish'--the varied, colorful, and unique little collections of materials that float along on streams of rain water during storms--come to life"--