About This Book

This warm and whimsical picture book opens with a little boy eagerly anticipating a trip to the zoo as his mother straps him into his car seat. Like most toddlers, he would rather run free than wear a seat belt, ride in a stroller, hold Mommy's hand, or climb into her backpack.

As they pass various animal exhibits, the little boy asks teasing questions, such as "If I were a monkey, would I have to wear a helmet?" Mommy's light-hearted responses reveal, in a bouncy cadence, how animal and human moms alike keep their rambunctious young ones close and safe.

About the Authors or Illustrators

Jane Kurtz

Janet Kurtx writes books and magazine articles and a weekly column about children's books. She has sold nine children's books in four year, including Fire on the Mountain, are retelling of an Ethiopian folktale.

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Jane Manning

Jane Manning is the illustrator of many books, including "Cindy Ellen" by Susan Lowell, as well as the New York Times bestselling I Can Read Chapter Book "The Witch Who Was Afraid of Witches" by Alice Low, and the I Can Read Books "Baa-Choo!," "Pip Squeak," and "Drip, Drop" by Sarah Weeks. She lives in Deep River, Connecticut.

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