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The Opposite Zoo

Author Il Sung Na

Board Book

$6.99 US

RH Childrens Books | Knopf Books for Young Readers

6"W x 5.88"H x 0.61"D | 7 oz | 72 per carton

On sale Mar 07, 2017 | 24 Pages | 978-0-399-55412-4

Age 2-5 years | Up to Kindergarten

Reading Level: Lexile AD360L | Fountas & Pinnell G

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Now available in a board book edition: Learn all about the animals--and opposites--you can find at the zoo!

From the creator of A Book of Sleep and A Book of Babies comes a beautiful new book of animals—and opposites!

The sky is dark and the Opposite Zoo is CLOSED. But the monkey's cage is OPEN! Time to explore. . .

Follow the monkey as he visits all the animals in the zoo: fast and slow, big and small, noisy and quiet, soft and prickly! Filled with energetic illustrations, friendly animals, and a simple text, The Opposite Zoo is a fun and lively introduction to animals and opposites.

Praise for Il Sung Na:

“Il Sung Na’s illustrative art is so joyous, so jubilantly colorful, it feels celebratory and poetic even when the story is simple and spare.” —The Boston Globe (A Book of Babies)

“[A] grand read-aloud.” —Kirkus Reviews, Starred (Welcome Home, Bear)

"It’s the rare picture book that, upon arrival, feels as though it has been around for years already; Na’s belongs to this group.” —Publishers Weekly, Starred (A Book of Sleep)

"Vibrant [and] whimsical.” —School Library Journal, Starred (Snow Rabbit, Spring Rabbit)

AWARD | 2016
Amazon Best of the Month

The New York Times Book Review
"Na brings fresh energy to the familiar. With a coloring style that feels as if someone took a firecracker to a box of crayons, Na makes turtle shells as dynamic as a peacock’s plumage."

Shelf Awareness
“A dazzling concept book for preschoolers. . . . Two monkey thumbs up.”

Mashable
“In his new book The Opposite Zoo, artist and children's book writer Il Sung Na delivers a beautiful lesson in contrast and contradictions.”

Kirkus Reviews
“A beautiful treatment of a familiar subject that repays close looking again and again.”

School Library Journal
“Na’s winsome illustrations make this title a delightful take on animal opposites.”

Booklist
“This picture book will be visually appealing to both adults and children, and it’s a welcome addition to a genre that, for many parents, can often be opposite of interesting.”