Carle, Eric

By following the instructions in the coded message, Tim finds his birthday present.

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.

After his aunt makes him an apron just like his uncle's, a young boy helps him plaster the chimney.

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

The author recalls experiences from his childhood in Germany and his later life in the United States, all in some way connected with various animals.

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. Includes die-cut pages which illustrate what the caterpillar ate on successive days and audio CD with author's reading of the text.

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

Each day of the week brings a new food, until on Sunday all the world's children can come and eat it up.

A bored chameleon wishes it could be more like all the other animals it sees, but soon decides it would rather just be itselfd.

A dog, on its way to visit a friend, is joined by a cat, a rooster, a goat, and a rabbit. An English version of the story illustrated by Eric Carle begins the book, while a Japanese version illustrated by Kazuo Iwamura begins on the back page and both work toward the middle where they meet with a song.