Animals Should Definitely Not Wear Clothing gives reasons why animals should not wear clothes, ranging from camels wearing them in the wrong places to a giraffe looking silly. It ends by noting that the most important reason is that it is embarrassing and shows a picture of an elephant and a woman wearing the same dress

This book is a picture book, and specifically, a picture storybook. It uses illustrations and words to tell the story.

This book contains a lot of rich vocabulary and contains a number of high frequency words. These words could be used for teaching about both concepts.

The book has an AR level of 2.0. I would use it for grades 1 and 2. One particular project that I would do with this book would be for the students to write their own reason why they think animals should not wear clothes and illustrate it. High frequency words could also be incorporated into the assignment.

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AR Book Finder. (2017). Renaissance. Retrieved from http://www.arbookfind.com/default.aspx.
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Some animals shouldn't wear clothing. Some animals, like my dad, only wear rubber boots and boxer shorts to get the mail in December. At least he's wearing something these days . . . he used to live by this book like it was the bible when we were kids.

My first impulse upon reading this book was to throw it into the failing septic tank in the back yard. Fuck any book that tries to tell me what to do, unless it is a book by Tony Robbins. He has hypnotizing teeth and tells you to tap into your inner strength. That's alright by me.

tI suppose the reason I was initially so resistant to this book stems from my early experiences with the church. As a child, I was introduced to the ten commandments, and told to obey the rules. I never questioned these directives, until I was told shortly thereafter that it wouldn’t matter if I adhered to God’s rules anyway because Jesus was going to leave all un-baptized children to suffer on earth. The woman who told me this sighed as she talked about being carried away on a cloud with Jesus, completely oblivious to the fact that she had just traumatized several children . . .

tThen the members of the church started scratching their armpits, peeling invisible bananas, and singing about how they didn’t evolve from monkeys. No, I'm not joking.

tSpeaking of monkeys, did you know that they can wear clothes without any negative repercussions? It must be true, because Judi Barrett’s book is a comprehensive manifesto that will change your opinion about which animals cannot and should not wear clothing. Since there’s no mention of monkeys in the book, you can safely assume that they not only can be dressed up, but damned well should.



See, that shit’s hilarious!

What I really like about this book is that it tells you why the animals inside shouldn’t be dressed up. There’s none of that “don't murder and steal because I said so” bullshit here. Barrett has thought this shit through, and her hard work is apparent on every other page. Why shouldn’t a porcupine dress up? It should be obvious, but in case it isn’t, there’s a picture to illustrate why this isn’t a good idea.

Why shouldn’t a pig wear clothes? For the same reason I lounge around in my boxers all weekend to avoid staining my shirts: because it’s a fucking pig, and therefore eats like a pig and smells like a pig as well.

Some of the justifications aren’t that convincing, however. A giraffe shouldn’t wear clothes because it might look silly? Really? Have you ever visited www.peopleofwalmart.com?



By Barrett’s logic, half of the American population shouldn’t be wearing clothing, and it wouldn’t be the half you’d want to see without clothing.

But, as you know, kids aren’t concerned with logic. They want to have fun while they’re reading a book, and if you can sneak in some educational bent while they’re laughing, then you’ve succeeded.
That’s another reason I like this book.

This book is classified as juvenile fiction; targeting ages 2 and up. The story This book humorous selection for discussing proper dress and clothing, animals, cause and affect (perhaps) the story is light-hearted and fun, it offers vocabulary enrichment for emergent readers.

This book is great for young children learning how to read because one, the words are huge and that helps when sounding the bigger words out and two, it such simple vocabulary. This book would also be good for younger kids because they would be able to learn about some different animals.

Cute book about what would happen if different types of animals wore clothes and the problems they would/could encounter.

Genre: contemporary realistic
Age group: pre k- k

This silly playful books give a funny story on why clothes are for humans. I remember as a child trying to dress my dog so for a child this is a good reminder clothes are for us. The author is so cute with the words she uses. And I love how the author and illustrator are related.

Amusing story giving the reasons why animals should not wear clothes. Readers will have to use the pictures for clues to the text provided.
Clever illustrations and humorous text for younger readers.

This has been a favorite of mine since I was little, and I got very excited to find it on a secondhand shelf one day and remember all the fun. The picture of the chicken will now haunt my children forever as it once bothered me. Haha. This is a great book for getting kids to think about far-fetched circumstances and "what ifs." And the illustrations are simply delightful.

Summary: Why animals should not wear clothing.

Why I Read This: It was on one of my "best of" lists.

Review: I can't put my finger on why, but I really disliked this book. It might simply be because it's very dependent on the illustrations, and I just didn't like the illustrations. It wasn't objectionable, but I never want to see it again unless I'm weeding it from the collection.

Why didn't I realize sooner that I wanted an illustrative look at why animals shouldn't wear clothing?! This book is a wonderful concept and creates giggles for all. I'll definitely read it again.

For: readers wanting some nonsense.

Possible red flags: some readers may not enjoy the nonsense factor.

Writer Judi Barrett and illustrator husband Ron explore the various reasons animals shouldn't wear clothes, despite the fact that it's perfectly cool in imaginary fiction. Obviously porcupines can't wear shirts: they're sharp dressers as is (lol). Camels don't need coats cos the humps are way too big...for even a bra! (Oops! My bad!) Although you actually can have your puppy wear a sweater, so long as he or she don't chew it into threads. And a clotheshorse is so NOT A HORSE IN CLOTHES, DUH! But it is a fun book for kids. Wear THAT!
Three stars
Animals in clothes RULE...but only in fiction!

I guess I just wasn't impressed with this one. It's meant to be silly, but I just didn't find it that amusing.