Lois Ehlert
1) Snowballs
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.3 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
390L
Language
English
Description
The disappearance of the seeds left out for the birds heralds a new snow fall, allowing a group of children to use up the stuff they have been saving to create a snow family. Includes labeled pictures of all the items they use, as well as information about how snow is formed.
2) Color zoo
Author
Language
English
Description
Introduces colors and shapes with illustrations of shapes on die-cut pages that form animal faces when placed on top of one another.
5) Color farm
Author
Language
English
Description
The rooster, dog, sheep, cow, pig, and other animals on a farm are made up of colorful shapes such as square, circle, rectangle, and triangle. Features die-cut pages.
6) Leaf Man
Author
Publisher
Harcourt, Inc
Pub. Date
[2005]
Lexile measure
460L
Language
English
Description
A man made of leaves blows away, traveling wherever the wind may take him. On die-cut pages.
7) Nuts to you!
Author
Publisher
Harcourt Brace Jovanovich
Pub. Date
[1993]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.7 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
520L
Language
English
Description
A rascally squirrel has an indoor adventure in a city apartment.
Author
Publisher
Beach Lane Books
Pub. Date
[2014]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
640L
Language
English
Description
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 years and may books later, Lois takes readers and aspiring artists on a delightful behind-the-scenes tour of her books and her book-making process. Part fascinating retrospective, part moving...
10) Rain fish
Author
Publisher
Beach Lane Books
Pub. Date
2016.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.1 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
AD 340L
Language
English
Description
"Through rhyme and mixed-media collage illustrations, 'rain fish'--the varied, colorful, and unique little collections of materials that float along on streams of rain water during storms--come to life"--
12) Boo to you!
Author
Publisher
Beach Lane Books
Pub. Date
[2009]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
When the neighborhood cat tries to crash the mice's harvest party, the mice have a plan to scare the intruder away.
13) Rrralph
Author
Publisher
Beach Lane Books
Pub. Date
2011.
Lexile measure
AD 310L
Language
English
Description
The narrator describes discovering how Ralph the dog can talk, appropriately saying words such as "roof," "rough," "bark," and "wolf."
14) Holey Moley
Author
Publisher
Beach Lane Books
Pub. Date
[2015]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
After digging holes and munching on crawly bugs, a chubby mole settles in her cozy burrow for winter. Includes glossary identifying all of the different worms, caterpillars, moths, and butterflies included in the illustrations.
Author
Language
English
Description
Overview: While teaching upper- and lowercase letters to preschoolers, Ehlert introduces fruits and vegetables from around the world. A glossary at the end provides interesting facts about each food. An alphabetical tour of the world of fruits and vegetables, from apricot and artichoke to yam and zucchini.
16) Pie in the sky
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.7 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
AD 530L
Language
English
Description
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.
Author
Publisher
Harcourt
Pub. Date
[2001]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.8 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
AD 450L
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
Illustrates the life cycle of four common butterflies by featuring butterfly and flower facts, butterfly identification tips, and a guide to creating a butterfly garden.