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Zusatztext "Ehlert's mixed-media collages tend more toward the true animal hues found in nature than some of her previous books. The layers of handmade paper--brightly colored and often richly textured--that form each critter! crisply arranged on a white background! lend a sense of up-close immediacy...Budding naturalists and animal lovers of a broad range will surely be amused."-- Publishers Weekly Informationen zum Autor Lois Ehlert (1934–2021) illustrated numerous inventive, celebrated, and bestselling picture books, including Chicka Chicka Boom Boom , Mice , Ten Little Caterpillars , and her own Holey Moley , The Scraps Book , RRRalph , Lots of Spots , Boo to You! , Leaf Man , Snowballs , Waiting for Wings , Planting a Rainbow , Growing Vegetable Soup , and Color Zoo , which received a Caldecott Honor. Lois Ehlert (1934–2021) illustrated numerous inventive, celebrated, and bestselling picture books, including Chicka Chicka Boom Boom , Mice , Ten Little Caterpillars , and her own Holey Moley , The Scraps Book , RRRalph , Lots of Spots , Boo to You! , Leaf Man , Snowballs , Waiting for Wings , Planting a Rainbow , Growing Vegetable Soup , and Color Zoo , which received a Caldecott Honor. Klappentext Caldecott Honor artist Ehlert invokes birds and beasts from all walks of the animal kingdom in this collection of fun! clever! and witty poems. Full color.Caldecott Honor artist Ehlert invokes birds and beasts from all walks of the animal kingdom in this collection of fun! clever! and witty poems. Full color. Zusammenfassung Lois Ehlert is at her Ogden-Nashian best in this lively collection of poems about animal camouflage and adornment. Birds and beasts from all walks of the animal kingdom are gathered here! beautifully illustrated in Lois's signature bold and bright collage style. Complete with an Author's Note about the how-and-why of animal spots-and-stripes. ...