A Squirrel's Tale by Richard Fowler

Books like A Squirrel's Tale

By Richard Fowler

For the toddler who loves opening every flap and door in sight, this squirrel's search through the woods turns hunting for hidden nuts into a game the whole book invites you to play. Cozy, curious, woodland-wandering.

The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle

A tiny caterpillar hatches from an egg on a leaf and eats his way through days of the week and an amazing variety of foods, growing bigger as he prepares to become a butterfly.

Bear Sees Colors by Karma Wilson

A big, friendly bear wanders through the woods noticing colors all around him — inviting little ones to spot matching colors of their own on every page.

Animals Should Definitely Not Wear Clothing by Judi Barrett

A picture book imagines what would happen if animals wore clothes — a snake loses its clothes, a billy goat eats them, and a walrus stays soggy in a wet suit that never dries.

Fox Walked Alone by Barbara Reid

A curious fox sets out just to watch a mysterious parade of animals heading somewhere unknown, freeing a caged pair of doves along the way, until he finds his reason for joining them waiting by a great wooden ship.

Baby Bear Sees Blue by Ashley Wolff

A curious cub spends a day exploring the forest with his mama, noticing green leaves, blue jays, and brown trout along the way, until he finds a patch of red strawberries.

Bird Builds a Nest by Martin Jenkins

A bird gathers everything she needs to build a nest — pulling a worm from the ground, lifting twigs that are just the right size, pushing them into place — until her nest is finally ready and waiting.

Bear's New Friend by Karma Wilson

A big friendly bear heads to the swimming hole and notices someone shy rustling in the trees and scampering through the brush — who could this mysterious new creature be?

Crickle-Crack by Stephen Cosgrove

A young squirrel named Squeakers scampers through the forest and comes upon a dangerous Crickle-Crack tree — and despite knowing better, curiosity pulls him closer.

Firefly Song by Colleen Paeff

A girl who grows up watching fireflies in the Great Smoky Mountains notices they blink in perfect unison — and sets out to convince skeptical scientists that the dazzling synchronized show is real.

Blue Goose by Nancy Tafuri

While Farmer Gray is away, a goose, a hen, a chick, and a duck grab paintbrushes and turn their plain black-and-white barnyard into a world of color.

First the Egg by Laura Vaccaro Seeger

A concept book traces everyday transformations — seed to flower, tadpole to frog, caterpillar to butterfly — using die-cut pages that let one shape magically become the next.

Dinosaurs, Dinosaurs by Byron Barton

A parade of prehistoric giants appears one by one — some big, some small, some horned, some spiked, some with long, long necks and long, long tails.