Bibi Dumon Tak wrote perhaps the most extraordinary animal book. In it, she tells of rare and strange creatures: the water reservoir frog that transforms into a mummy in a dry earth crevice, and the Dzungarian dwarf hamster male that proves to be a skilled midwife. Or the sloth that hangs on its branch and sleeps all day long. The book is full of witty, quirky, and sometimes downright incredible facts from the animal kingdom, enchanting readers with a wonderful sense of language and the poetry of Fleur van der Weel's illustrations.