PEOPLE ARE WILD

A funny and unique way to impart an important message.

In a rare and fresh perspective, animal children try to convince their mothers that humans are just like animals: cuddly, cute, unique, and interesting to look at. However, the animal mothers tell their young that humans are dangerous. People are loud, messy, and nosy. People are “such strange creatures.” Most importantly, animal families cannot keep people as pets because “people are wild,” and “all wild creatures should be free.” Gorgeous colored pencil and watercolor illustrations feature a diverse cast of humans as well as elephants, frogs, butterflies, and seals, among other animals. The colors are rich and vibrant, and the images will be easy to see from a distance during a read-aloud, although there are so many details, points of view, and textures in each illustration that readers will also want to spend some time up close with them. The many landscape-layout double-page spreads show off each animal’s habitat. The endpapers highlight that both animal and human children enjoy many of the same activities. Animal facts in the backmatter encourage readers to explore and research on their own. (This book was reviewed digitally.)

Wildly brilliant!