Lois Ehlert

A man made of leaves blows away, traveling wherever the wind may take him. Illustrations made from actual fall leaves on die-cut pages.

A mother and child plant a rainbow of flowers in the family garden.

Presents a simple overview of the lives and life cycle of butterflies, starting with an egg, hatching into a caterpillar, spinning a cocoon, and emerging as a butterfly.

Some children create a family out of snow. Includes labeled pictures of all the items they use, as well as information about how snow is formed.

An alphabetical tour of the world of fruits and vegetables, from apricot and artichoke to yam and zucchini.

A counting book depicting the colorful fish children might see if they turned into fish themselves.

Presents a visual survey of Lois Ehlert's artistic career that reflects on her parents' support, her early creative experiments and her behind-the-scenes book-making processes.

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 back yard, waiting until there are ripe cherries to bake in a pie. Includes a recipe for cherry pie.

The rooster, dog, sheep, cow, pig, and other animals on a farm are made up of colorful shapes such as square, circle, rectangle, and triangle. Features die-cut pages. -- Adapted from publisher.