Lois Ehlert

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

A father and child watch the cherry tree in their backyard, waiting until there are ripe cherries to bake in a pie. Includes a recipe for cherry pie.

A child describes the growth of a maple tree from seed to sapling.

A father and child grow vegetables and then make them into a soup.

A man made of leaves blows away, traveling wherever the wind may take him.

A traditional Mayan tale which reveals how the cuckoo lost her beautiful feathers.

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"--

An escaped housecat encounters twelve birds in the back yard but fails to catch any of them and has to eat feathers for lunch.

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