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. Die-cut pages illustrate what the caterpillar ate on successive days.

A very quiet cricket who wants to rub his wings together and make a sound as do so many other animals finally achieves his wish. The cricket's sound is reproduced at the end of the book.

Even the roughest, toughest readers will want to turn off their engines and snuggle up with these sweet and soothing stories. Gentle rhyming text and vibrant art make these books surefire bedtime favorites for train- and construction-crazy kids everywhere.

A young girl named Birdy talks about her smile, why she likes it, and tells the reader why smiling is such an important part of life.

A girl who cannot do anything right is discouraged, until her favorite great-aunt gives her a "magic" locket that gives her self-confidence.

A carpenter ant drills a hole to see what is outside his stump, worrying his fellow ants, and when new holes reveal different colors they fabricate a story about the horrible beast that will soon attack.

As ever growing numbers of animals visit a watering hole, introducing the numbers from one to ten, the water dwindles.

Bright rainbow-colored artwork, die-cut finger holes and cheerful rhyming text combine in a colorful story that invites children to guess which featured animal is the loudest of all.

Dinosaurs prepare, enjoy the aromas of, and snack on chocolate chip, strawberry, and cinnamon cookies. On board pages.

A lonely firefly goes out into the night searching for other fireflies.