Description

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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.

About the Author

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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.

Kevin and Kristen Howdeshell, also known as the Brave Union, are a husband-and-wife team based in Kansas City that began collaborating ten years ago in college. Their creative studio is focused on meaningful storytelling through illustration.
 

Praise For…

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***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