Leo Lionni

Friendly mice discover the other animals who share their world and challenge readers to guess what they are.

Swimmy, a small black fish, finds a way to protect a school of small red fish from their natural enemies.

Frederick, the poet mouse, stores up something special for the long cold winter.

Unlike the other mice, who are incurious about the wall that has always been part of their world, Tillie is determined to find out what lies on the other side of the wall.

Jessica the frog befriends the animal that hatches from an egg she brought home, thinking it is a chicken.

A wingless bird is granted his wish for a pair of golden wings.

When his friend, the tadpole, becomes a frog and leaves the pond to explore the world, the little fish decides that maybe he doesn't have to remain in the pond either.

When his friend, the tadpole, becomes a frog and leaves the pond to explore the world, the little fish decides that maybe he doesn't have to remain in the pond either.

Nicolas the mouse sets off to find food for his family and is scooped up by a large bird who takes Nicolas back to her nest, where he finds new friends and tasty berries to take back home.

A snail's father advises him to keep his house small and tells him what happened to a snail that grew a large and spectacular shell.