Lois Ehlert

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

A man made of leaves blows away, traveling wherever the wind may take him. On die-cut pages.

An escaped housecat encounters twelve birds in the back yard but fails to catch any of them and has to eat feathers for lunch.

A child describes the growth of a maple tree from seed to sapling.

"Visit this color zoo and see a new animal on each page, as nine animals, nine shapes, and sixteen shades of color change a lion into a goat, an ox into a monkey, and a tiger into a mouse."--back cover

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

A collection of poems about animal camouflage and adornment.

On a cold, snowy night, all is quiet throughout the house except for a small, michievous mouse.

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.

Lois Ehlert always knew she was an artist. her parents encouraged her from a young age by teaching her how to sew and saw wood and pound nails, and by giving her colorful art supplies. They even gave her a special spot to work that was all her own. Today, many years and may books later, Lois takes readers and aspiring artists on a delightful behind-the-scenes tour of her books and her book-making process. Part fascinating retrospective, part moving...