Leo Lionni

To keep from being eaten, an inchworm measures a robin's tail, a flamingo's neck, a toucan's beak, a heron's legs, and a nightingale's song.

Swimmy, a small orphaned fish, shows his friends how--with ingenuity and hard work--they can conquer their fears and overcome the dangers of the wet world.

Simple illustrations on board pages help children learn number, letters and colors.

A little blue spot and a little yellow spot are best friends, and when they hug each other they become green.

After a storm blows some of them away, the letters on the alphabet tree learn from a strange bug to be stronger by forming words, then a caterpillar comes along and tells them that words are not enough; they must say something important.

An owl helps a farmer and some crows reach a compromise over the rights to the wheat crop.

Mishap turns to adventure as a young mouse learns that all birds aren't the enemies he thought they were.