Cutest Critter

by Marion Dane Bauer, Stan Tekiela (Photographer)

Overview

The cutest critter is...

Baby critters are soft and cuddly, but which is the cutest? Award-winning author Marion Dane Bauer poses this question, leading readers on a heartwarming journey to find The Cutest Critter. Stan Tekiela's adorable photographs provide plenty of choices, but by story's end there is just one answer.

Features:

• photographs of real animals
• illustrations that delight young readers
• rhyming text to encourage an interest in nature

Stan and Marion's other collaborations both won Mom's Choice Awards. The Cutest Critter is sure to become another family favorite. Share it with someone you love, and introduce them to the wonders of nature.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781591932536
Publisher:	Adventure Publications, Incorporated
Publication date:	01/11/2010
Series:	Wildlife Picture Books
Pages:	44
Sales rank:	542,728
Product dimensions:	10.10(w) x 8.10(h) x 0.50(d)
Lexile:	AD410L (what's this?)
Age Range:	4 - 8 Years

About the Author

Marion Dane Bauer is the author of more than 100 books for young people. She has won numerous awards, including an American Library Association Newberry Honor Award for her novel On My Honor. Her books have been translated into more than a dozen different languages.

Read an Excerpt

Maybe it's a fox kit in black mitts.

Table of Contents

Species List

• black bear
• white-tailed deer
• wild horse
• rose-breasted grosbeak
• red fox
• gray wolf
• northern raccoon
• Canada lynx
• Canada goose
• American bison
• Striped skunk

Editorial Reviews

The creators of Some Babies Are Wild set out to answer the question, “Who's the cutest critter in the land?” Crisp, endearing photos of baby animals, most at close range, prove that there is keen competition for that title. A fawn stands on wobbly legs, a pair of raccoons tussle in a garbage can, two lynx kittens curl up together, and a wolf pup stands on its hind legs, seeming to plant a kiss on its parent's face. Bauer's simple, rhymed text ratchets up the cuteness; unfortunately, the lightening of the woodland backgrounds behind the text (presumably for enhanced legibility) is distracting, and the clumsy digital addition of certain plants and animals detracts from an otherwise appealing offering. The story concludes with a photo of a human mother and child, face-to-face: “of all the young critters I ever knew/ not a single one is cuter than you!” A roundup of the 11 species spotlighted includes informational tidbits about each. The reader-directed text is a natural for reading aloud, but it is Tekiela's photos that will be most enticing at story time. Up to age 6. (Mar.)

Publishers Weekly