This book of riddles about a variety of animals is a wonderful treat for early readers who can process and understand the play on words that make the riddles funny. The illustrations are fabulous and colorful. The riddles usually require children to understand double meanings like "What did the banana do when it saw the hungry monkey? The banana split.", so some children may not understand the riddles, but many will.

I think this book is a fun option for early readers to practice their reading skills and work on understanding the meaning of questions and answers. In this book, they need to move beyond basic word meaning in order to understand the riddle or pun. This is also a good option for young readers to practice reading out loud to another student to improve their oral reading skills and fluency. The illustrations are fabulous and help the readers understand what the 'real' word is supposed to be. This is a short book, but it has many wonderful options for use in a classroom or for reading at home. ( )