Cartoonist Ethan Kocak writes and illustrates about what salamanders are, how he came to love them, where to find them, and how to identify them.

Very funny, with sweet drawings, especially of the cute salamanders. Just a joy to read. I’m so impressed that something like this got made! Clearly a lot of effort went into it, almost entirely from Kocak alone, but also additional illustrations by Jon Rosenberg, Jessi Sheron, Abby Howard, and Rosemary Mosco.
A large section at the end is about how to keep salamanders as pets, which is not my thing, but the illustrations are still very cute. ( )