Lois Ehlert

The renowned Caldecott Honoree and illustrator of Chicka Chicka Boom Boom provides a moving, intimate, and inspiring inside look at her colorful picture book career.
Lois Ehlert always knew she was an artist. Her parents encouraged her from a young age by teaching her how to sew and saw wood and pound nails, and by giving her colorful art supplies. They even gave her a special spot to work that was all her own.

Today, many...

A man made of leaves blows away, traveling wherever the wind may take him. Illustrations made from actual fall leaves on die-cut pages.

Lois Ehlert uses watercolor collage and pieces of actual seeds, fabric, wire, and roots in this innovative and rich introduction to the life of a tree. A special glossary explains how roots absorb nutrients, what photosynthesis is, how sap circulates, and other facts about trees.

Some children create a family out of snow. Includes labeled pictures of all the items they use, as well as information about how snow is formed. Pull on your mittens and head outside with Lois Ehlert for a snowball day! Grab some snow and start rolling. With a few found objects, like buttons and fabric and seeds, and a little imagination, you can create a whole family out of snow. Ehlert uses collages of cut paper and vibrant, textured objects to...

Introduces colors and shapes with illustrations of shapes on die-cut pages that form animal faces when placed on top of one another.

A father and child watch the cherry tree in their back yard, waiting until there are ripe cherries to bake in a pie. Includes a recipe for cherry pie.

On a cold, snowy night, all is quiet throughout the house except for a small, michievous mouse.

An adaptation of the Peruvian folktale in which Fox and Mole try to climb to the moon on a rope woven of grass. Una adaptación del cuento folklórico peruano en que un zorro y un topo intentan a subir a la luna por un lazo de hierba.

The top cat in a household is reluctant to accept the arrival of a new kitten but decides to share various survival secrets with it.

A traditional Mayan tale which reveals how the cuckoo lost her beautiful feathers.