Eric Carle

An artist's drawing of a star begins the creation of an entire universe around him as each successive pictured object requests that he draw more.

Collages of familiar farm animals complement this tale of a determined little spider toiling away to build her web. 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.

"One day a tiny cricket is born. He meets a big cricket who chirps his welcome. The tiny cricket tries to respond, but he cannot make a sound. And so the cricket makes his way in the world, meeting one insect after another who greets him with a cheery hello."--P. [4] of cover.

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.

A grouchy ladybug, looking for a fight, challenges everyone she meets regardless of their size or strength.

A mouse searches everywhere for a friend.

A lonely firefly goes out into the night searching for other fireflies.

Una oruga muy hambrienta come y come y come una gran variedad y gran cantidad de comida hasta que, por fin, construye un capullo y se duerme. Follows a little caterpillar as it eats its way through a varied and large quantity of food until, full at last, it forms a cocoon, goes to sleep, and in the end emerges as a beautiful butterfly.

When his friend moves away, a boy sets out on a journey to find her.

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.