Anita Lobel

Various animals greet the sunrise in their own unique voices, except for the owl who welcomes the night.

Fearing at first that her family is going on vacation without her, Nini the cat ends up traveling with her owners to their new home.

A memoir.

Pierrot brings his friend Pierrette vegetables and other alphabetical gifts, from asparagus to a zebra.

Prince Mainichi and Princess Ichinichi are visited by a rude dwarf, who inflicts upon them evil and dangerous games before revealing his true self.

Alison acquired an amaryllis for Beryl who bought a begonia for Crystal--and so on through the alphabet, as full-page illustrations are presented of each flower.

A child buys presents from A to Z in the shops along Market Street.

Forced to cook and clean for three robbers, a little girl tricks them and escapes with their booty.

A rolling pancake eludes all its pursuers except one clever pig.

Although the king and queen give her a big birthday party, nobody except a young organ grinder and his monkey really cares whether the princess is enjoying herself.

As Anna added more flowers, flounces, ribbons, and plumes to the rich ladies' fancy dresses, the dresses became so heavy that everything began coming apart at the seams.

Life is dull for the father of a troll family until a rainy day brings all sorts of unexpected visitors.

The riverboat captain helps the little wooden farmer and his wife fill their barnyard with animals.

Recounts how a mother's love and potatoes ended the war.

A story about a troll who casts a spell on a group of musicians and how barnyard animals come to their aid.

The lives of Sven and all the villagers are disrupted when the king demolishes their bridge in a fit of temper.

Une histoire pleine de poésie sur la perception du temps. Pour la petite chatte Nini, chaque jour de la semaine est associé à une paire de chaussures de couleur différente, chaque mois de l'année à une odeur ou une sensation propre.

Presents the traditional nursery rhyme with pictures by a notable nineteenth-century English illustrator.