Animals are the better humans, thought Roger Willemsen, and he brings the famous Carnival of the Animals by Camille Saint-Saëns to vibrant new life. In his rhymed version of the animal concert, the garden snail applies lip gloss, and the jumping mouse hops out of the cake - completely naked. The Bremen Town Musicians? A boy band! With charm and wit, Roger Willemsen guides us through the revue of musical animals, illustrated with fine lines by Volker Kriegel. "Roger Willemsen writes about the animal kingdom just as it is in the human realm. Very beautifully." Elke Heidenreich.