Silly Animal Rhymes and Stories A to Z

Here’s a sneak look at who’s inside and what they get up to.

ALLIGATORS—a sort of joining

BUSTARD—big bird, no taste

CATBIRD—a bird that eats cats?

DOG—a sad hound story

EEL, SEAL—no dinner today

FISH (Grouper)—an awful mistake

GUMMY SHARK—beware!  

HORSE, GOAT—a mixed marriage   

INVERTEBRATES—let’s hear it for the little guys! 

JACKRABBIT—making a monk of himself 

KANGAROO—(don’t tell Mama, this one’s naughty) 

LORIS—a sort of Dinosaur?

MICE—what the farmer’s wife didn’t know . . . or did she? 

NEWT—an unpleasant event  

OWL—a horror movie

PUFFERFISH—an overblown reputation 

QUAIL, RAIL—seeking the Holy Grail 

RETRIEVER—a love story 

SPIDER—watch what you drink, Miss Muffet! 

TRITON, CHITON (Mollusks)—sparring partners 

UROCHORDATE (Sea Squirt)—this story goes nowhere

VARANUS (Lizard)—a fairy wizard saves her life! 

WORM—size matters 

XENOPUS (Frog)—a repaired blow-up   

YETI—the very first spelled word! 

ZIPHIUS (Whale) + Friends—whale mail 

AT THE ZOO—a field trip for you