“I’m dealing with one on my right thumb now,” she said. And her workday, she said, was a never-ending series of paper cuts. Ehlert said her work space at home was distinguished by “a very full and overflowing wastebasket” (because “I make lots of mistakes”) as well as “leftover color Xeroxes,” “worm-shaped pieces of paper all over the floor” (she was working on her book “Holey Moley” at the time) and six pairs of scissors. In a 2014 interview with the trade magazine The Horn Book, Ms. Ehlert’s other book subjects included gardens ( “Planting a Rainbow,” 2003), snowmen (“Snowballs,” 1999), trees and their accessories ( “Leaf Man,” 2005), animals interested in space-travel (“Moon Rope/Un Lazo a la Luna,” 2003, based on a Peruvian folk tale), a dog that seems to talk (“Rrralph,” 2011) and a cat whose backyard bird-watching has an ulterior motive (“Feathers for Lunch,” 1996). The American Library Association committee that awarded the Caldecott in 1990 (there were only three other Honors Books), one of the most prestigious awards in children’s book publishing, called it “a masterpiece of graphic design.” Paperback (February 24th, 1992): $26.In “ Color Zoo” (1989) - one of the numerous books she wrote and illustrated - squares, circles and triangles become mice, tigers, foxes and more.Juvenile Fiction / Science & Nature / Environment.of the garden, the power of shape and color, and the harmony of text and image."- School Library Journal - Product Details "Young readers will love watching the garden grow."- San Francisco Chronicle "The stylized representations of flower species are labeled throughout, allowing young children to get an idea of how each flower type contributes to the rainbow effect."- Booklist "A splendid beginning book of colors and flowers cleverly arranged for young readers."- The Horn Book
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