In the second of David Fitzsimmons' Critters series, animals shared with him what their favorite things are, how they like to travel and what hobbies they enjoy. It was really an interview series in my opinion. A Monarch Butterfly, a Nine-Banded Armadillo and Eastern Cottontails Bunnies all divulged secrets and fun facts that you'll have to read in the book. My children absolutely LOVED this book! It was as though the animals spoke directly to them, and what more could a child, especially three of them with vivid imaginations, want?
Sample pages for yourself right here.
More about the author, David Fitzsimmons.
Writing Curious Critters

I began all the portrait sessions making the Critters comfortable. I asked about their lives, light conversation: “What hobbies do you enjoy?” “Do you travel much?” “What’s your favorite food?”
To tell you the truth, I frequently got the standard answers:
- “My hobby is eating insects.” (Big Brown Bat)
- “I hang around upside down by my tail” (Virginia Opossum)
- “I mite [sic] like to travel, but I’m stuck inside this log.” (Red Flat Bark Beetle)
- “I don’t get out much.” (Goldfish)
- “Favorite food? Flies.” (American Toad, Gray Treefrog)
- “Hummingbirds.” (American Bullfrog)
I have to say, however, the most interesting was my conversation with the Southern Flying Squirrel, who could never talk in complete sentences. In fact, he never sat still long enough to even finish a thought.
So, I took notes during the portrait session and then wrote out the text right afterward. Piece of cake! Right?
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So, I took notes during the portrait session and then wrote out the text right afterward. Piece of cake! Right?
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