New Releases by Lois Ehlert

The classic story of the night before Christmas gets a humorous twist in this engaging holiday picture book filled with die-cuts from the acclaimed and beloved picture book creator, Lois Ehlert. It was a cold, wintery night, and all through the house, not a creature was stirring…except a small mouse! Follow this mischievous mouse on his late-night holiday adventure. The snow is falling, the tree is decorated, and the cookies are ready for nibbling. Just be sure to keep an eye out for Santa!

From beloved Caldecott Honor artist Lois Ehlert comes a clever and funny valentine celebrating love and friendship. Readers of all ages will go bananas for this pun-filled and sweet story filled with rebuses and love. Alphabet letters and bold, graphic images of fruits and vegetables come together in this endearing and playful book that is perfect for sharing.

Simple, rhyming text celebrates what is nice about mice.

The harvest garden is bursting with delicious vegetables, the pumpkins are decorated and lit, and the mice have their costumes ready. Everyone is looking forward to the annual Halloween-night feast. Scary Cat wasn’t invited to the party, but he seems to think he’s coming anyway. Time for a clever mouse-style surprise to outsmart that cat!

Don’t think dogs can talk? Then you haven’t met Ralph! He’s the smartest pup around, and he can tell you all about whether the path is rough, rough on his paws, or whether he wants to come inside. ( Yep, yep, he does!) Featuring playful, dimensional collage illustrations and a funny and sweet call-and-response text, RRRalph is sure to get little ones laughing (and talking to their dogs!).

Learn about a diverse array of delicious, appealing fruits and vegetables with this appetizing picture book.

A father and child grow vegetables and then make them into a soup.

A rascally squirrel has an indoor adventure in a city apartment.

On market day, a farm family experiences all the fun and excitement of going to and from the farmers'' market.

The top cat in a household is reluctant to accept the arrival of a new kitten but decides to share various survival secrets with it.

An escaped housecat encounters twelve birds in the back yard but fails to catch any of them and has to eat feathers for lunch.

The story of how some children create a family out of snow.

When Fox tells Mole she must move out of her tunnel to make way for a new path, Mole finds an ingenious way to save her home.

A child describes the growth of a maple tree from seed to sapling.

Shapes and colors in your zoo, lots of things that you can do. Heads and ears, beaks and snouts, that''s what animals are all about. I know animals and you do too; make some new ones for your zoo.

Watch a rainbow grow!