Animals Should Definitely Not Wear Clothing [Paperback]

Judi Barrett (Author), Ronald Barrett (Illustrator)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 30, 1988 | Age Level: 3 and up

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 well-loved book by Judi and Ron Barrett shows the very youngest why animals' clothing is perfect...just as it is.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"Children definitely will not keep straight faces."

-- Kirkus Reviews

About the Author

Judi Barrett is the author of many beloved books for children, including Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs, Pickles to Pittsburgh, Never Take a Shark to the Dentist, and Things That Are Most in the World. She teaches art to kindergarten students at a school in her Brooklyn, New York, neighborhood.

Ron Barrett's children book illustrations have been honored by the Society of Illustrators and have been exhibited at The Louvre in Paris.  He has illustrated many books for children including Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs, Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2: Pickles to Pittsburgh, Animals Should Definitely Not Wear Clothing, and Old MacDonald Had an Apartment House.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 3 and up
  
• Paperback: 32 pages
• Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers (December 30, 1988)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0689708076
• ISBN-13: 978-0689708077
• Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 9.2 x 0.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (31 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #51,981 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #12 in Books > 4-for-3 Books > Entertainment > Humor > Cats, Dogs & Animals

More About the Author

Judi Barrett is the author of many well-loved books for children, including Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs, Pickles to Pittsburgh, Animals Should Definitely Not Wear Clothing, and Things That Are Most in the World. She teaches art to kindergarten students at a school in her Brooklyn, New York, neighborhood. And she usually doesn't mind going to the dentist!

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Definite Must, July 14, 2001

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This review is from: Animals Should Definitely Not Wear Clothing (Paperback)

My 3rd grade class can't get enough of this book. Easy text to read and the illustrations make the book. It covers several different animals wearing clothing that would never suit them. For example...sheep wearing a wool sweater, a giraffe wearing neck ties, a chicken wearing pants (Where does the egg go?), just to name a few. Maybe animals shouldn't wear clothing, but your child will definitely LOVE this book. You'll probably enjoy it too!

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very cute book!, February 15, 2005

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We got this book as a Weekly Reader edition in our QVC pack and it's just great. I have to read this one almost nightly - it's just so funny to see all these animals dressed in clothes. My favorite personally is the last one with the elephant wearing a dress: "because it might be embarrassing." The elephant has the same dress on as the lady in front of her. Pretty cute stuff. And hey, you need to buy it just to see the hen try to lay an egg in a pair of pants! Great book, we laugh ourselves silly over this one.

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Our Favorite Book! A must for animal lovers!, November 3, 2006

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This is our family's favorite book! The writer & the illustrator do a fantastic job of exposing the idea of what would happen if animals wear clothing - it is an adorable book that makes our whole family laugh LOUDLY!