Leo Lionni

To keep from being eaten, an inchworm measures a robin's tail, a flamingo's neck, a toucan's beak, a heron's legs, and a nightingale's song.

Alexander, the mouse, makes friends with Willy, a toy mouse, and wants to be just like him until he discovers that Willy is to be thrown away.

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.

A little blue spot and a little yellow spot are best friends, and when they hug each other they become green.

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

An owl helps a farmer and some crows reach a compromise over the rights to the wheat crop.

Mishap turns to adventure as a young mouse learns that all birds aren't the enemies he thought they were.