International Zebra Day
The Funtastic Festivities Booklists compile stories that relate to fun and festive days so that readers of all ages can join the celebration with a good book!
Tomorrow (January 31) is International Zebra Day, where we raise awareness of these black-and-white striped endangered animals. From poaching and losing their homes in Africa, zebras are struggling. We can see them living in many zoos and conservation areas, but they are not in the clear. Zebras are beautiful animals, so let’s do what we can to keep them protected on our planet. 🦓
Camouflage, by American Museum of Natural History (Union Square Kids) — Nonfiction, Board Book, Animals, Science, ages 4-6.
Cincuenta en la cebra / Fifty On the Zebra: Contando con los animales (Bilingual edition), written and illustrated by Nancy Maria Grande Tabor (Charlesbridge) — Nonfiction, Picture Book, Animals, Concepts, Spanish, ages 4-6.
Don’t Kick Up a Fuss, Gus!, by Adria Meserve (Little Bee Books) — Fiction, Picture Book, Animals, Action / Adventure, ages 4-6.
Julius Zebra: Rumble with the Romans!, written and illustrated by Gary Northfield (Candlewick Press) — Fiction, Picture Book, Animals, Historical Fiction, Humor, ages 7-12.
Midnight Madness at the Zoo, by Sherryn Craig; illus. Karen Jones (Arbordale Publishing) — Fiction, Picture Book, Animals, Concepts, ages 4-6.
Off the Chart! The Amazing Story of the Alphabet Zebra, by Ann McKeever Stautz; illus. Alvina Kwong (Brown Books Kids) — Fiction, Picture Book, Animals, Concepts, ages 4-6.
Z is for Zebra, by DK; illus. Livi Gosling (DK) — Nonfiction, Board Book, Animals, Concepts, Series, ages 0-3.
Zac and Zeb and the Make Believe Birthday Party, by Sarah Massini (Nosy Crow) — Fiction, Picture Book, Animals, Action / Adventure, ages 0-3.
Zachary Zebra’s Zippity Zooming, by Barbara deRubertis; illus. R.W. Alley (Astra Publishing House / Kane Press) — Fiction, Picture Book, Animals, Concepts, Series, ages 0-3.
A Zeal of Zebras: An Alphabet of Collective Nouns, written and illustrated by Woop Studios (Chronicle Books) — Nonfiction, Picture Book, Animals, Concepts, ages 0-3.
Zebra at the Zoo, by Patricia Reilly Giff; illus. Abby Carter (Holiday House) — Fiction, Picture Book, Mystery / Thriller, Animals, Series, ages 7-12.
A Zebra’s Day (National Geographic Readers), by Aubre Andrus (National Geographic Kids) — Nonfiction, Picture Book, Animals, Science, Series, ages 4-6.
Zebra’s Sneeze, written and illustrated by Maxine Lee (Child’s Play) — Fiction, Novelty / Pop-Up, Humor, Animals, Series, ages 4-6.
Zebra’s Umbrella, by David Hernández Sevillano; illus. Anuska Allepuz (NubeOcho) — Fiction, Picture Book, Animals, Diversity, ages 4-6.
Zero Zebras: A Counting Book about What’s Not There, by Bruce Goldstone; illus. Julien Chung (Scholastic / Orchard Books) — Fiction, Picture Book, Animals, Concepts, ages 4-6.
Celebrate International Zebra Day by reading a book!
List compiled by CBC’s resident trivia expert, Sommer Wissner. Check out other book lists on our blog.
