Wild About Books (by Judy Sierra)

From llamas reading dramas and hyenas enjoying joke books to a boa constrictor who loves Crictor, Molly soon has the entire population of the zoo reading. She opens a branch library at the zoo called the Zoobrary.

With illustrations by the creator of the popular Arthur books, this cheerful rhyming story celebrates several things simultaneously: animals, books and reading, story writing, and libraries. Young kids will not be surprised to find animals reading books and writing their own stories because the line between themselves and the sweet, smiling animals in the story is a thin one.

The author uses many well-known stories to highlight the animals' enjoyment. From The Cat in the Hat and Goodnight Moon, to The Wizard of Oz and Harry Potter, the animals appreciate the same books loved by kids. There is some humor in the story that's strictly for the adult readers. For example, there's a scorpion book reviewer who gives "a stinging review" to whatever it reads and a Zoolitzer Prize awarded to a hippo's memoir.