Eric Carle

A hermit crab who has outgrown his old shell moves into a new one, which he decorates and enhances with the various sea creatures he meets in his travels.

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.

A mouse searches everywhere for a friend.

A little cloud becomes all sorts of things--sheep, an airplane, trees, a hat--before joining other clouds and raining. Carle's new picture book tells the story of Little Cloud, who lags behind the other clouds as they drift across a bright blue sky. Little Cloud is too busy changing shapes, becoming a fluffy sheep, a zooming airplane, and even a clown with a funny hat.

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.

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.

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

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

An illustrated collection of poems by a variety of authors describing the peculiarities of pets and wild and domestic animals.

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