This is a book of different animal poems. It describes each animal and what they're like through poems. These poems are all unique to each animal, and they are all written in different poem forms. This is a great beginner poem book for children.

If you love animals this poem book does a fabulous job of describing animal acts. Geese honking, pug faces described by their pluggy faces and many more animals. The illustrations remind me of collage art. The opposuum is beautifully created. A great book for early elementary! ( )

This book tells about a variety of animals in poetry form. Each animal is described in its unique way and no two poems are alike. Some are long, some are short, some are silly (I like the dachshund one best), and some are beautiful pictures of unlikely creatures.

This book is a collection of poems inspired by various animals in various settings, including pugs, rabbits, cats, toads, fireflies, cicadas, rats, and surprisingly, a dead mouse on a step. The majority of the settings seem to be in the author's yard, but there is also a poem about a tiger at the zoo and birds flying above the city. There is no clear pattern or correlation between the animals. The poems vary in length, and they do not rhyme. Each is supported by a mixed media illustration that shows texture in a very interesting way.

The central message of this collection of poems is that there is beauty in everything around us. The author compares typically unappealing things to royalty multiple times throughout the book. For example, she compares a cicada coming from it's old shell to a "silver-caped price" being set free. ( )

This collection of poems are all about diffrent animals. They are short, sweet, and straight forward poems.