Leo Lionni

Frederick the field mouse sat on the old stone wall while his four brothers gathered food for the approaching winter days. The other mice felt that Frederick was not doing his share of the work, but when the food ran out, Frederick saved the day with that he had gathered.

Jessica the frog befriends the animal that hatches from an egg she brought home, thinking it is a chicken.

A visit to an art museum inspires a young mouse to become a painter.

Three selfish frogs quarrel over who owns their pond and island, until a storm makes them value the benefits of sharing.

When his friend, the tadpole, becomes a frog and leaves the pond to explore the world, the little fish decides that maybe he doesn't have to remain in the pond either.

Cornelius, a crocodile who walks upright, sees things no crocodile has ever seen before.

A snail's father advises him to keep his house small and tells him what happened to a snail that grew a large and spectacular shell.

A clever little fish named Nadarn̕, the only black fish in a school of red ones, devises a way to protect them all from their natural enemies.

Little Blue and Little Yellow are the best of friends, and when they reunite after not being able to find each other, they give each other such a big hug that they turn green. On board pages.