num_pages: 40
description: It started the summer of 2002, when the Springfield librarian, Molly McGrew, by mistake drove her bookmobile into the zoo.In this rollicking rhymed story, Molly introduces birds and beasts to this new something called reading. She finds the perfect book for every animal--tall books for giraffes, tiny ones for crickets. "She even found waterproof books for the otter, who never went swimming without Harry Potter." In no time at all, Molly has them "forsaking their niches, their nests, and their nooks," going "wild, simply wild, about wonderful books." Judy Sierra's funny animal tale coupled with Marc Brown's lush, fanciful paintings will have the same effect on young Homo sapiens. Altogether, it's more fun than a barrel of monkeys!
language: English
title: Wild About Books
titlecomplete: Wild About Books
genres: Storytime, Humor, Animals, Childrens, Juvenile, Poetry, Picture Books, Fantasy, Fiction, Books About Books
ratings_count: 4819
awards: awardedAt: 1104566400000
name: E.B. White Read Aloud Award
category: Single Award, awardedAt: 1167638400000
name: California Young Readers Medal
category: Primary, awardedAt: 1104566400000
name: Irma Black Award
publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers