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Animals Should Definitely Not Wear Clothing.

By Judi Barrett
Series: Classic Board Books
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Animals Should Definitely Not Wear Clothing by Judi Barrett is a humorous children's book that explores the idea of animals attempting to wear human clothing. Through charming illustrations and playful text, it illustrates the amusing challenges and impracticalities animals would face if they tried to dress like people. The book delights readers with its whimsical take on just why clothing is best left to humans.
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Format: Board book
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You might enjoy this delightful children's book if you love humorous and imaginative stories that make you giggle. The book presents playful illustrations and witty reasons why certain outfits don't match with certain animals, sparking a child's imagination and offering a fun perspective on what makes everyone unique.

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Book Hero Magic formatted this description to make it easier to read. While it's new and still learning, it may not be perfect - your feedback is welcome! Description

Not everyone needs to get dressed. A beloved favourite is now a Classic Board Book, with new illustrations!

Animals should definitely not wear clothing… because a snake would lose it, a billy goat would eat it for lunch, and it would always be wet on a walrus! This popular book by Judi Barrett and Ron Barrett shows the very youngest why animals’ natural clothing is perfect just as it is.

Now with new illustrations that retain the charming quality of the originals but give this edition a fresh look, this beloved story is available as a Classic Board Book for the very first time.

Series: Classic Board Books

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Animals Should Definitely Not Wear Clothing is praised for its humour and engaging illustrations, delighting both children and adults. Reviewers note that the book offers a whimsical look at how animals would fare with human attire, often eliciting giggles and sparking imagination in young readers.

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781442433342

Publisher: Simon & Schuster

Format: Board book

Date Published: 03 January 2012

Country: United States

Imprint: Little Simon

Illustration: f-c; gloss cvr (no sfx)

Contributors:

  • Illustrated by Ron Barrett
  • Illustrated by Ron Barrett

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 23.0mm

Width: 152.0mm

Height: 152.0mm

Weight: 281g

Pages: 36

Collections

Children's Board Books Children's Books Children's Fiction Children's Picture Books Children’s, Teenage and Educational Judi Barrett Series: Classic Board Books Young Adult

About the Author

Judi Barrett is the author of many beloved books for children, including the bestselling Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs, Pickles to Pittsburgh, Animals Should Definitely Not Wear Clothing, Lots More Animals Should Definitely Not Wear Clothing, Santa from Cincinnati, and An Excessive Alphabet. She teaches art to kindergarten students at a school in her Brooklyn neighborhood.

Ron Barrett is the internationally bestselling illustrator of many books for children, including Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs, Pickles to Pittsburgh, Superhero Joe, Animals Should Definitely Not Wear Clothing, Lots More Animals Should Definitely Not Wear Clothing, and An Excessive Alphabet. His illustrations have been honored by the Society of Illustrators and have been exhibited at The Louvre in Paris. He lives in New York City.

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