Did you know a baby llama is called a cria? Yeah, me either. There were some other surprises too: just finished reading Chuckling Ducklings and Baby Animal Friends to LilGirl for her bedtime story, and I was not aware of a lot of those names... Elvers (baby eels), leveret (baby hare), eyas (hawk). A lot of new information for two very tired brains. I have a feeling we'll be reading it again tomorrow, just for some clarity. But the pictures are adorable, and it's pretty cute, overall. She really loved it, and her big brother was paying attention when we were naming some he didn't know either, so that's a bonus. It's great when facts are presented in a fun way, you know, so you can trick kids into learning.
By the way, the title refers to one that wasn't in the book: did you know that a nymph is another name for a baby cockroach or grasshopper? I'm going to go with grasshoppers, just because roaches should not have such evocatively beautiful names.
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