Cuddly Critters for Little Geniuses by Susan and James Patterson

Roseate spoonbills eat pink algae to keep their feathers pink. A sugar glider glides long distances using the webbing between its arms and legs. The noses of hooded seals enlarge like a big red balloon when they are scared. A hedge hog has seven thousand sharp quills for defense. A potoo looks like a branch when sitting very still. 

Cuddly Critters for Little Geniuses by Susan and James Patterson has nearly 50 short entries (two or three sentences) on some amazing features of lesser known animals. Learn handy facts to impress and amaze your friends by reciting tidbits about wombats, tapirs, armadillos, echidnas, aardwolves, and more. This picturebook is appropriate for elementary age children.

The illustrations by Hsinping Pan are bright and fanciful, not realistic, and will appeal to younger children.