Armadillo Antics

Bill Martin Jr, Michael Sampson, Nathalie Beauvois (Illustrator), Brown Books Kids (APR 26) Hardcover $18.99 (32pp), 978-1-61254-547-9

Bright, collage-like illustrations add whimsy to this rhyming picture book about a night in the life of an armadillo. The armadillo awakens at the howl of a wolf, heralding that night has begun. Throughout the evening, it feasts on grubs, jumps over rocks, and outfoxes a dog before settling back int into to its burrow with the rising sun. The book clo closes oses with a handful of facts about armadillos that have been hinted at throughout.