Animals in Pants - by Suzy Levinson (Hardcover)

About the Book

Simple, humorous poems featuring a variety of animals wearing different kinds of pants.

Book Synopsis

2023 Cybils Poetry Collection Award Winner
ALA/ALSC Notable Children's Book Winner

Author Suzy Levinson and artists Kristen and Kevin Howdeshell present an irreverently illustrated picture book of simple and silly poems featuring all kinds of animals wearing all kinds of pants.

What? You've never seen animals in pants? A dog in yoga pants, a goat in overalls, a yak in slacks?

Animals in Pants presents a parade of impeccable poems about animals wearing perfectly pressed pants.

Review Quotes

***STARRED REVIEW***
"Every library shelf should have this poetry book of animals wearing pants, which is a triumph of rhythmic language, vibrant visuals, and hilarious laugh-out-loud illustrations. It's sure to please any reader."--School Library Journal

"Twenty-three very short and funny poems cover a wide variety of animals and the many types of pants they might wear. Silly and clever."
--The Horn Book Magazine

"With sure command of metrics as well as excellent comic timing, Levinson dishes out pithy observations on animals. A tailor-made parade for younger clotheshorses."--Kirkus Reviews

About the Author

Suzy Levinson is a writer and poet whose work has been published in numerous poetry anthologies and children's magazines. Animals in Pants is her debut picture book. She lives in New York.
Kristen and Kevin Howdeshell are a husband-and-wife illustration team whose books include The Poet Wolf of Piney Woods, published by Cameron Kids. They live in Kansas City, Missouri.