Sleepy Happy Capy Cuddles

by Mike Allegra, Jaimie Whitbread (Illustrator)

Overview

The rainforest roars with squeaks and squawks, alive with a rumpus of animal noises. Can any creature get a moment of rest and calm amidst this horrible hubbub? Not until…the blurbly blowing of bubbles, the fwippa fwip of flickering ears, and the shookita shimmy of a shaking booty bottom announce the arrival of the largest, friendliest rodent around (which really exists in the wild) who calls for something new: cuddles!

But, the animals wonder, can cuddles de-harden a shell? Don’t they look weird? Will that closeness feel uncomfortable? Capy has gentle answers to all these questions, helping every cuddler feel safe and happy. Because when others feel happy, the capy feels happy too. And when capy is happy, she floofs!

Curl up with this book and learn that no matter how you do it, everyone can appreciate a cuddle.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781645675594
Publisher:	Page Street Publishing
Publication date:	10/18/2022
Pages:	32
Product dimensions:	8.60(w) x 10.30(h) x 0.60(d)
Age Range:	4 - 8 Years

About the Author

Mike Allegra is an author, editor, and creative writing teacher for children and adults. His books include Sarah Gives Thanks (Albert Whitman and Company) and Scampers Thinks Like a Scientist (Sourcebooks). As a pro-rodent (“prodent”) person, he is captivated by capybaras and believes the human race could learn a lot from their peaceful, inclusive ways. He lives in Scotch Plains, New Jersey.

Jaimie Whitbread is the author and illustrator of A Tiger Without Stripes (Innovation Press). She loves all animals and strives to be as chill and calming as a capybara in her own life. When she isn’t illustrating, she forages for edible plants and spies on local animals. She lives in Coppell, Texas.

Editorial Reviews

"The animals in Whitbread's oil-paint illustrations have wonderfully expressive faces and body language that suit the story's lighthearted tone [...] High Fives for a title you'll want to embrace." —Kirkus Reviews

From the Publisher

2022-06-08
A noisy rainforest calms down with a capybara’s invitations to cuddle.

The capybara’s curious willingness to serve as chair or pillow for many unrelated species is the factual basis for this playful, nature-themed tale. The opening pages are filled with animal noises; it’s the “rumpus” of the rainforest. But the animals quiet down, perhaps surprised, when the capybara emerges from underwater, burbling bubbles, flicking her ears, and shimmying her “booty bottom.” The furry, oversize rodent invites her neighbors—a turtle, a green iguana, macaws, monkeys, frogs, butterflies—to cuddle with her in whatever manner they’d like. When the crocodile appears, it ROARS—a grand surprise for readers and listeners—and then whispers an admission that it likes cuddles, too. When the capybara is happy, she goes “floof.” This lovely sound is repeated with every encounter. There is a lot of scope for dramatic reading, whether to a child on a lap or to a herd of small humans. The noise of the forest abates with the crocodile’s whisper and then breaks into a final chorus of floofs with the arrival of more capybaras ready to cuddle. The animals in Whitbread’s oil-paint illustrations have wonderfully expressive faces and body language that suit the story’s lighthearted tone. (This book was reviewed digitally.)

High-fives for a title you’ll want to embrace. (Picture book. 3-7)

Kirkus Reviews