Eric Carle

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.

After Mrs. Seahorse lays her eggs on Mr. Seahorse's belly, he drifts through the water, greeting other fish fathers who are taking care of their eggs.

A mouse searches everywhere for a friend.

By order of the Duke, Walter the baker must invent a tasty roll through which the rising sun can shine three times.

By cutting and grinding the wheat for flour, Jack starts from scratch to help make his breakfast pancake.

A little cloud becomes all sorts of things--sheep, an airplane, trees, a hat--before joining other clouds and raining.

"Ducks growing out of bananas? A mouse catching a cat? What's wrong with this book? Yes, there's something strange, something funny, and even downright preposterous on every page of this book. But it's not a mistake--it's nonsense! And it's also surrealism"--