Leo Lionni

A little black fish in a school of red fish figures out a way of protecting them all from their natural enemies.

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.

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

"Two mice talk about where the seasons come from"--

A wingless bird is granted his wish for a pair of golden wings.

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 fable set in the Balabadur Hills of India pits six hungry crows against a farmer, as the combatants try to frighten one another away from a wheat field.

Little Pezzettino is so small he is convinced he must be a piece of somebody else. A wise man helps him discover the truth.

Unlike the other mice, who are incurious about the wall that has always been part of their world, Tillie is determined to find out what lies on the other side of the wall.

The blue mushroom says only one strange word but Theodore the mouse convinces his friends that it means he should be praised above all his animal friends, but when they learn that they've been deceived, Theodore discovers that he does have a special talent--running away very fast!