Zoo animals from polar bear to walrus make their distinctive sounds for each other, while children imitate the sounds for the zookeeper. Includes note to parents and teachers, and related activities.

A lonely firefly goes out into the night searching for other fireflies. Will the firefly ever find its friends?

By cutting and grinding the wheat for flour, Jack starts from scratch to help make his breakfast pancake. Jack wants a giant pancake for breakfast, but his busy mother tells him to gather all the ingredients, so Jack gets flour from the mill, an egg from the hen, milk from a cow, and butter churned by his own hand. The barnyard rooster crows and Jack wakes up hungry, of course. What does he want for breakfast? A big pancake, but first, Jack's mother...

Illustrations and rhyming text portray a young bear searching for its mother and meeting many North American animals along the way.

"The Greedy Python" is quick to gobble up every creature he meets--including to his own great misfortune, himself, when he mistakes the tip of his tail for a lunchtime treat. With drawings by one of the country's most popular illustrators, this story of a python who is quick to eat everything in sight, including the end of his tail on one sad day, is sure to delight and amuse young readers. Full-color illustrations.

"Join the very hungry caterpillar for some Christmas counting fun from 1 to 10"--Page [4] of cover.

Simple text and illustrations take young readers on a rainbow tour of Easter colors.

As the holiday season arrives, the Grouchy Ladybug needs a little help to get into the holiday spirit.

"Can you guess which food appears on each page with clues from The Very Hungry Caterpillar?"--

The very busy spider is in search of her friends on Halloween night but needs help along the way.