Animals on Parade: Favourite Rhymes from Chirp Magazine    by Chirp Order:  USA  Can Owl, 2007 (2007) Hardcover     Reviewed by Hilary Williamson Animals on Parade is a collection of twenty-one kids' verses, from old favorites by Mother Goose to contemporary poems - all previously published in Chirp Magazine. Bright, cheerful illustrations by a variety of artists enliven the parade through these rhythmic pages. It begins on a high note with Sheree Fitch's Thinking Happy Thoughts (about things like puddle splashing and a chocolate lab) and ends on a dry one, with a camel in Deb Loughead's A Sunny Land. Some of my favorites are Dennis Lee's The Dinosaur Dinner (the waiter is a T-Rex), Gwen Molnar's Going Up? (about life in a high rise), and Joanna Harvey's Snowflakes ('Try to catch them with my tongue, / Snowflakes falling one by one.') Enjoy this sweet, lyrical compilation, that's full of happy thoughts, sunny days and rainy nights, stars and fireflies - and a big dose of imagination. Note: Opinions expressed in reviews and articles on this site are those of the author(s) and not necessarily those of BookLoons. Find more Kids books on our Shelves or in our book Reviews