Recommendations: Animals
Use the toucan, the pelican, and any animals found in the book, "But Not Quite!," as motivators for any of the following. Click on the title to see more about the product; press the "buy from" button to add the product to your Amazon.com shopping cart.

Birth to 3 YearsBook 
ItemBig Red Barn
By Margaret Wise Brown
This board book by the author of "Good Night Moon" is filled with crisp, colorful illustrations of life on a farm. It's a solid "can't hurt the book" way to introduce farm animals to young children.
$7.99

Birth to 3 YearsBook 
ItemGood Night Gorilla
By Peggy Rathmann
Judy's young grandson loves this whimsical book. The colorful pictures depict a gorilla unlocking the animals from their cages after the zookeeper locks them up for the night.
$7.99

12 Months to 5 YearsToy 
ItemLittle People Animal Sounds Farm
By Fisher Price
Fisher Price continues to make toys that keep children interested like this farm set. They also stimulate a child's imagination because the child directs the play rather than the toy directing the child.
$29.99

3-9 YearsBook 
ItemPigsty
By Mark Teague
Dealing with your child's messy bedroom will be more fun if you introduce the subject through this book.
$11.17

Birth to 9 YearsBook 
ItemImagining the Animals
By Whitcomb & Bent
These animals bring imaginative gifts to us and each other through the rich illustrations in this book. Use this book to stimulate creative ways of looking at animals and other things.
$14.00 & Up

9-12 YearsToy 
ItemGiraffes
By Parker
It's always smart to add reference books to your library. This one provides rich information about giraffes and the areas in Africa where they live.
$23.93

3-6 YearsToy 
ItemBarnyard Bingo
By Fisher Price
Games are good ways to teach rules, sequencing, patience, observation and much more. This barnyard bingo game also teaches about animals.
$9.99

6-12 YearsToy 
ItemAnimal Crossing
By Nintendo
This Nintendo game enables children to interact with a virtual village of animal characters.
$29.99