Offers an illustrated introduction to several adorable animals, including the axolotl, the quokka, the pangolin, and the dik-dik. - (Baker & Taylor)
"Cats of Instagram" meets National Geographic in this hilarious picture book about nature's cutest weirdos from the author of Pink Is for Blobfish!
The Internet pretty much runs on cute animal photos, but "cute" is so much more than clickbait kittens and insta-pups. Cute is for feathery-gilled axolotls (pronounced: ax-uh-LOT-ulz), shy pygmy hippos, poisonous blue dragons, and armored pangolins. All of these animals are cute, but they've also adapted remarkable ways to survive in their unique environments.
With her signature blend of humor and zoological know-how, Pink Is for Blobfish author Jess Keating shows how cute animals can be more than just a pretty face in this latest installment of the World of Weird Animals. - (Random House, Inc.)
Jess Keating is a zoologist-turned-author who writes with the sort of wisdom you can only get from multiple crocodile bites and skunk sprays. Jess has been making up stories for as long as she can remember, and at the age of eight, she even started a library in her room (mainly so she could charge her brother late fees). She lives with her husband in Ontario, Canada, where she is hard at work on her next book in the World of Weird Animals series. - (Random House, Inc.)
Booklist Reviews
Whether in meme form or in funny videos, the internet loves some animals, and Keating (Pink Is for Blobfish?, 2016,? and What Makes a Monster??, 2017) has cracked the code of spotlighting cute creatures. While it would have been easy for zoologist-turned-author Keating to choose well-known animals, she smartly goes for 17 rare offerings, including a hummingbird bobtail squid, a rosy maple moth, a fairy penguin, a dwarf flying squirrel, and the titular axolotl. Each two-page spread features, on one page, a full-color, close-up photograph of the animal, while the facing page showcases DeGrand's quirky cartoon illustrations. The text itself is done in conversational paragraphs, the vocabulary words in bold, and a sidebar giving typical nonfiction need-to-knows, such as size, diet, habitat, and where it falls in the food web, as well as a weird fact about each organism. End-page material includes a discussion on what, exactly, makes something cute, and a glossary of useful words. Fun, endlessly interesting, and, yes, cute, this is a slam dunk for any collection. Grades 1-3. Copyright 2018 Booklist Reviews.