Giuliano Ferri

Animals demonstrate how they use their five senses, including smelling the flowers, seeing the stars, and tasting fruit. Die-cuts invite children to explore the five senses, to experience the world around them, and express love. The final page has a velour element, adding a tactile interactive dimension to this story.

"Meet Jean-Henri Fabre, one of the most important naturalists of all time, whose own life was as unusual as the lives of the creatures he studied"--Front jacket flap.

In this variation of the old tale of the ant who gathers food for winter, and the grasshopper who does not prepare, there is an unexpected ending.

A selfish king keeps a beautiful apple tree and its wonderful fruit all to himself, until an invasion of worms teaches him a lesson about sharing.

The little stone buddha is humanized in the story. He likes to play, likes kids and is humorous.