Age: Preschool - Kindergarten
Award: Monarch nominee 2013

A didactic tale about the importance of all life's characters, the counters and the musicians. This one is from the perspective of an overly-prepared, rich ant that spends his time preparing for winter. Much to Ant's displeasure, grasshopper plays his violin outside Ant's house, distracting him from his counting. When winter comes and Ant is left without music, he becomes distraught and depressed, and comes to realize the value in Grasshopper's music.

Great for preliminary discussion.