Lois Ehlert

A watercolor collage, leaf-shaped die cuts, and pieces of seeds, fabric, wire and roots introduce the life cycle of a tree, and also features tips on how to plant a tree.

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

An adaptation of the Peruvian folktale in which Fox and Mole try to climb to the moon on a rope woven of grass.

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

"A mother and child plant a rainbow of flowers in the family garden." -- Provided by publisher.

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

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

After digging holes and munching on crawly bugs, a chubby mole settles in her cozy burrow for winter. Includes glossary identifying all of the different worms, caterpillars, moths, and butterflies included in the illustrations.