“Elegant, curious free verse and lush watercolors combine in a jaunty musing about the wonders of zoological pretending.” —Booklist

“Not so much a story as an imaginative survey of creatures great and small, this book presents a variety of animal just being themselves. Swenson's playful direct-address text is chock-full of sound effects and rollicking rhythms that beg to be read aloud.” —The Horn Book

“Raschka brings movement, energy, and personality to his vibrantly colored art . . . A fun way to get readers to use their imaginations in the natural world.” —School Library Journal

“Addressing both a winsome girl character and child readers, Swenson invites kids to speculate what sort of dog, cat, fish, bird, bug, frog and dinosaur they might want to be . . . Swenson's rhythmic cadences coupled with Raschka's wry, upbeat illustrations yield a title that's a cheery picker-upper.” —Kirkus Reviews

“Swenson's playful language and Raschka's amiable cartoons lend a welcome unpredictability to this animal game.” —Publisher's Weekly