Reviews and Blog Posts: animals

Yes, lots of kids have dogs, cats, birds, guinea pigs, and fish. But what would it be like to have a truly unique pet? One that swings, is wild and woolly, or walks tall? This lift the flap book will delight all animal lovers, and kids can try to figure...

Mo Willems has a brand new series for new readers. In this book, Cat the Cat goes around and visits all of her different animal friends who can fly. The goofy illustrations make this one especially appealing. Be sure to check out all the different stories about Cat the Cat.

A deer tells a squirrel about snow, "White and wet and cold and soft." The squirrel decides to stay awake this winter and see the snow. The squirrel's attempts to stay awake (vigorous exercise, singing sea shanties) wake up a hedgehog and a squirrel, who also want to see this...

Edna the penguin is surrounded by black, white, and blue. Is there anything else out there? The other penguins just want to play and eat, but Edna follows her curious heart and sets out to find something more. A celebration of looking beyond the world that surrounds you and into...

Purebred dogs and mutts gather together in a dark abandoned building for the first annual meeting of WOOF (Words of Our Friends). Old, gray Beauregard calls the meeting to order. He explains how dogs have been working for years to promote a worldwide understanding that dogs actually have advanced vocabularies...

A squirrel hurries to bury acorns for the winter. Gather! Dig! Bury! Acorns are hidden everywhere. Then a bear appears! Does he want the squirrel? Does he want the acorns? Squirrel is so surprised to see the bear. Now where are those buried acorns?

Something terrible has happened at the zoo! All of the animals are sick. They have a green hue and fevers of one hundred and two. The lions won't roar, the tigers can only mew, and the hyenas are crying boo-hoo. It all began when Felicity Floo came to the zoo...

A boy who adopts a rescue dog imagines what his dog's life was like before he joined the family. What was his name? What did he like to do? Did the dog once dream of having his very own boy?

This is the story of learning to trust and finding your family. Zoe is an orphan who basically raised herself, even before her mother died. She's sent to live with Uncle Henry, who is a famous heart surgeon turned withdrawn sculptor. He tries to relate to Zoe, but his moods...

Delight in the diversity of cats! Your child will love helping to fill in the blank at the end of every page and learn about opposites at the same time. Everyone will enjoy the illustrations of the many colors, moods, shapes, sizes, and locations of the cats in this simple...