No One Told the Aardvark
Author: Deborah Eaton and Susan Halter
Publisher: Charlesbridge
Copyright: 1997
Pages: 30
Reading Level: Ages 2 and up
Genre: Children’s Non Fiction
Rating: *****

Summary:
We meet a little boy who thinks sometimes, it would be more fun to be an animal. Why is this? Because of all the things they can get away with doing and he can’t. His father tells him not to eat with his fingers and to use a spoon, but Chimpanzees eat with fingers and toes! His brother tells him to tie his shoes; horses don’t have to tie their shoes because they are nailed on. His mother tells him to take smaller bites and chew his food. Boa constrictors don’t have to chew their food they swallow it whole. Hermit crabs don’t have to clean their rooms, they just find new homes. And the animals goes on and on. You learn about all different kinds of animals, an elephant, a fish, a crab, a raccoon, a kangaroo, a horse, a whale, snake, crocodile, snail or aardvark. Sometimes he wishes he was an animal, perhaps sometimes they want to be him.

Who would benefit from reading this?
Fun for all kids, it teaches you so much about animals but not only that, it show kids how animals are like them. A great book for younger kids.

Potential problems/conflicts:
I honestly don’t see any problems with this book. Very factual. The only problem is you might make your kid smarter than you want:)

My reaction:
I loved how this book compared the animals to the boy. It made it so that animals are just animals, but they are things not so different than us. I thought it was a great book to teach kids things, but also keep their attention. There are also great pictures that fill the page. The title was what caught my eye for this book, but I was impressed by just how fun it was to LEARN!