Follows the progress of a hungry little caterpillar as he eats his way through a varied and very large quantity of food until, full at last, he forms a cocoon around himself and goes to sleep. Die-cut pages illustrate what the caterpillar ate on successive days.

A lonely firefly goes out into the night searching for other fireflies. Carle's very special story is finally available in a board book format, and, just like the hardcover edition, the fireflies' lights actually light up, delighting children of all ages.

This volume conveys the concept of opposites. Children will learn the difference between day and night, up and down, and young and old. All of these words are complemented with Eric Carle's highly addicting and brightly-colored illustrations.

It's December 24th, and the old farmer settles down for a winter's nap, wondering how Christmas can come when there is no snow! In his dream he imagines a snowstorm covering him and his animals--named One, Two, Three, Four and Five--in a snowy blanket. But when the farmer awakens, he finds that it has really snowed outside, and now he remembers something! Putting on his red suit, he goes outside and places gifts under the tree for his animals, bringing...

A bored chameleon wishes it could be more like all the other animals it sees, but soon decides it would rather just be itself. Cutouts along the edges of the pages display various animals and colors.

Half-page flaps enable the reader to mix and match shapes with objects of the same size.

When a storm strikes a cargo ship, ten rubber ducks are tossed overboard and swept off in ten different directions. Based on a factual incident.

The Very Hungry Caterpillar explores a garden where different discoveries are highlighted with different textures.

Upper and lower halves of divided pages can be turned separately, to match numbers with pictures.

Follow die-cut finger trails, lift the flaps, and search for The Very Hungry Caterpillar in the ocean.