"...wonderfully detailed pictures are hilarious and expressive...a great activity-producing selection for a rainy day, or any day." -- School Library Journal, September 1 2005 "A 'Did you know' look at the animal kingdom...pleasingly corny jokes and elegantly naïf visual stylings." -- Publishers Weekly, August 22, 2005 "Not a bad way to while away some stuck-indoors time." -- Kirkus Reviews, August 15, 2005 "Utterly delicious...every detail repays study." -- Washington Post, August 7, 2005 "A few silly answers give parent and child the chance to laugh together before the real because answer; and she throws in extra fun factoids. Prap's chunky, texturized style will have parents scrambling to find prints by the artist with which to redecorate playroom walls." --- Curled Up Kids "Why? exhibits clarity and humor that reflect well on the translator s ability to convey the essence of Prap s work." --- Foreword magazine "Why? is a series of questions about animals. For example, "Why do kangaroos have pouches?" "Why do rhinos have horns on their noses?" and "Why are zebras striped?" Along with the "serious" answer (as indicated by the asterisk), there are a few "silly" ones too. Why do elephants have trunks? To trumpet their goodbyes. We took the book into a first-grade classroom and read it aloud. It was, as predicted, wildly popular. Highly recommended." --- Education Oasis