Wide eyed wonder and sharp eyed description, poems that sneak up on you, poems that jump out at you, writing that raises a smile, an issue, our awareness that we are one species among many, creature comforts and discomforts, all in all the best of bestiaries. The poets featured in this book were taught by a master of the craft, Liz Lochhead and the illustrators mentored by another master, Willie Rodger, and it shows.