Leo Lionni

Introduces young readers to the letters of the alphabet.

"Winter is coming, and all the mice are gathering food...except for Frederick. But when the days grow short and the snow begins to fall, it's Frederick's stories that warm the hearts and spirits of his fellow field mice"--

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.

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

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

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.

Los elefantes son grises. Los cerdos son rosados. Todos los animales tienen su propio color, menos los camaleones. ¡Cambian de color dondequiera que van! A little chameleon is distressed he doesn't have his own color like other animals, until he meets an older, wiser chameleon.