New Releases by Lois Ehlert

The narrator describes discovering how Ralph the dog can talk, appropriately saying words such as "roof," "rough," "bark," and "wolf."

When the neighborhood cat tries to crash the mice's harvest party, the mice have a plan to scare the intruder away.

A father and child watch the cherry tree in their back yard, waiting until there are ripe cherries to bake in a pie. Includes a recipe for cherry pie.

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

An alphabetical tour of the world of fruits and vegetables, from apricot and artichoke to yam and zucchini.

The renowned Caldecott Honoree and illustrator of Chicka Chicka Boom Boom provides a moving, intimate, and inspiring inside look at her colorful picture book career.

Lois Ehlert always knew she was an artist. Her parents encouraged her from a young age by teaching her how to sew and saw wood and pound nails, and by giving her colorful art supplies. They even gave her a special spot to work that was all her own.

Today, many years and many books later, Lois takes readers and aspiring artists on a delightful behind-the-scenes tour of her books and her book-making process. Part fascinating retrospective, part moving testament to the value of following your dreams, this richly illustrated picture book is sure to inspire children and adults alike to explore their own creativity.

An alphabet rhyme/chant that relates what happens when the whole alphabet tries to climb a coconut tree.

Numbers from one to one hundred climb to the top of an apple tree in this rhyming chant.