Illustrations and easy-to-read text introduce such basic concepts as adjectives, adverbs, daytime, and nighttime as they follow five elephants marching from dawn to dusk.

A young girl dreams of a time when the land and sky belonged to the mariposas amarillas, or yellow butterflies, and tries to re-create their glory with paper and glue.

A retelling of the traditional Russian folk tale in which a little mouse makes a perfect home in the woods. One by one other animals are welcomed to share the home until the little house is full. All the animals live happily together until the day a bear wants to squeeze in too.

A dove observes an angel playing in the grass and showing children new flowers that had just opened and newborn butterflies. One day, the dove notices that the angel is sad and the weather has turned cold. Several days later, the dove's chicks hatch and she sees the angel and a woman dancing, celebrating a miracle spring, the first Easter.

One thing after another goes wrong on Cat's cat-astrophic day--but with reassuring support from her friends and a paws-itive outlook, she just may be able to keep things in purr-spective.

"An average day can be just that: average. But it can also be extraordinary and full of surprises, if we're mindful of the world around us. In Days like this, we witness the peaks and valleys of everyday life through two different narrative voices. The tiniest detail or the most fleeting moment can look quite different, depending on your perspective."--Book jacket flap.

"A sweet, thoughtful tale of friendship, sharing and play, King Mouse begins when a mouse comes upon a tiny crown in the grass. The mouse puts the crown on his head, and when a bear subsequently comes upon him and asks if he's king, the mouse responds "Yes." This diminutive monarch settles into his new role very comfortably... until a snake comes upon a crown and claims she is queen. The mouse is not amused, especially when one by one the other animals...

From the moment he arrives, it is obvious that the new baby is boss and he gets whatever he wants, from drinks made-to-order around the clock to his executive gym.

Fascinated by the colors, shapes, sounds, and movements of the many different birds she sees through her window, a little girl is happy to discover that she and they have something in common.