Leo Lionni

Frederick, an apparently lazy mouse, has a special surprise for the mice who thought he should have been storing up supplies for the winter.

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. A fable about a fish who learns from a frog how to be happy just being himself.

Mouse twins befriend a tree and watch it grow and change throughout each month of the year.

The blue mushroom says only one strange word but Theodore the mouse convinces his friends that it means he should be praised above all his animal friends, but when they learn that they've been deceived, Theodore discovers that he does have a special talent--running away very fast!

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

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.

Little Pezzettino is so small he is convinced he must be a piece of somebody else. A wise man helps him discover the truth.

A colorful introdution to different types of food.

Presents an introduction to opposites using familiar animals, foods, and objects.