Rather than seeing it as an unfortunate delay of their project, Renata and Papi decide to let the avian carpenters continue their work. One warm night, after Papi leaves the window space open, two wrens begin making a nest in the bathroom. Renata and her father enjoy working on upgrading their bathroom, installing a clawfoot bathtub, and cutting a space for a new window. Good for a chuckle and an excellent extension opportunity for classrooms.Ī home-renovation project is interrupted by a family of wrens, allowing a young girl an up-close glimpse of nature. Ron Barrett’s pen, ink, and digital crosshatch-shaded animals look quite realistic-aside from their clothing and the expressions on their faces. Across the gutter, black text is alternately placed against coral, pea green, yellow, or white backgrounds. On every spread, the animal is placed against a white background. Other featured animals include a spider, a bear, an elk, a crab, a turtle, a penguin, a skunk, a flamingo, and a hyena. Laugh-out-loud moments include the caterpillar overwhelmed by the tide of socks coming out of the dryer and the leashed pet armadillo whose armor matches the knight walking it. “It would be foolish for a fish” to wear a raincoat and carry an umbrella underwater.
Sneakers with untied laces and slouchy socks would “hamper a horse.” A frog “might jump out of it”-and looks quite chagrined to find itself suddenly unclothed.
Judi and Ron Barrett come up with more reasons why animals are best au naturel.Īs in its classic predecessor, Animals Should Definitely Not Wear Clothing, the book begins with that titular phrase in black text on a white page, each subsequent page beginning with “because” and supplying a single reason why a particular animal is unsuited to wearing clothing.
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