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Might be difficult for very small children to understand what is happening in all of the pictures (it took me a moment to realize the pigeon is in an airplane seat), but there is plenty of absurdity. I don't find this one as much fun as Animals Should Definitely Not Wear Clothing, perhaps because it's not as straightforward. In the earlier book, the humor comes from each animal's particular problem with wearing an item of clothing. In this book, the situations vary, so it takes a moment to figure out exactly what human activity each animal is attempting, and why it is silly. The moments spent in orienting oneself to each picture blur the comedy a bit.
That said, I defy any child not to laugh at the hippo with his butt stuck in the bathtub.
That said, I defy any child not to laugh at the hippo with his butt stuck in the bathtub.