Animal Dad

We often think that producing milk to feed offspring is a process exclusive to females. However, in the incredible diversity of the animal kingdom we find some males who, in one way or another, also provide food for their young, either with milk or with a similar substance produced by themselves.

After the success of Animal Dream comes Animal Dad, the second volume of a best-selling collection that fascinates with its beauty and scientific rigor.
The animals surprise us once again. This time, 28 males of very different species carry their young using their backs or their mouths; others become pregnant and some even develop mammary glands capable of producing milk in order to breastfeed them!
The exquisite watercolour illustrations by María José Arce, selected in The White Ravens List 2024 with Animal Dream, provide a delicate and realistic character to the work that enhances the importance of scientific illustration.
Brief, carefully written texts on an almost unknown subject that surprises and teaches.
Includes technical data sheets on the 28 species, a glossary of scientific terms and bibliographical references.

Key points

• Second volume of the ‘Animal’ collection after the successful release of Animal Dream, awarded by IBBY Chile and the Banco del Libro de Venezuela, and included in The White Ravens List 2024.
• Easy-to-understand scientific information on a topic rarely addressed in children’s non-fiction: the role of males in parenting.
• Hand-drawn watercolour illustrations by leading artist María José Arce.

María José Arce

2024 – The White Ravens List with Animal Dream
2024 – Selected for “Reading for a Healthy Planet” at Bologna Children’s Book Fair
2024 – IBBY Honour List, Writing Category
2023 – Banco del Libro de Venezuela, Best Books for Children and Young People Award
2022 – IBBY Chile Award, Singular category
2018, 2016 – Cuatrogatos Foundation, 100 Recommended Books