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.

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.

"Discover creatures of all shapes, colors, sizes, and textures in this comprehensive volume of Eric Carle's oeuvre of animals. Eric's work has appealed to children for decades, and there is so much more of it to share! From bears in woodblock to sketches of monkeys, a steel porcupine sculpture to a foldout collaged whale, this collection includes previously unseen art in addition to favorite picture book characters! Interwoven with Eric's own words...

Encourages the reader to exercise by following the movements of various animals; presented in a question and answer format.

"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."

Guests at Little Frog's birthday party include the red fox, the purple butterfly, the orange cat, and other colorful animals, in a story with illustrations designed to demonstrate the concept of complementary colors.

Rather than use the same old colors, a child paints animals and objects in a variety of different hues. Includes biographical information about the German painter Franz Marc, who created unconventional animal paintings in the early 1900s.

A simple introduction to the meaning of numbers and sets as a rooster, on his way to see the world, is joined by fourteen animals along the way.

A brand-new batch of rubber ducks is loaded onto a ship and sent off to be delivered to children everywhere. But when a storm strikes, 10 little ducks are tossed into the sea and swept away in 10 different directions -- with some wonderfully unexpected adventures along the way. Come ride the waves as legendary children's book author and illustrator Eric Carle explores numbers, directions, opposites, geography, animals, and more in an extraordinary...

"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.