This playful picture book cleverly compares humans with a variety of other “wild creatures” through text and visual images. A quiet seal parent and pup are shown in the foreground while noisy human families splash at the beach. A lynx mother cleans her kit with her tongue while a human boy messily licks a dripping ice cream cone. Concepts of what it means to be wild, loud, messy, smelly, nosy, and strange are humorously depicted with warm, detailed colored pencil and watercolor illustrations. Facts about the animals, their habitats, and environmental vulnerability are provided in the end pages.     (Ages 3-7)