Also written and/or illustrated by Jim Arnosky: Tooth and Claw: The Wild World of Big Predators Man Gave Names to All the Animals by Bob Dylan, illustrated by Jim Arnosky Grades PreK-2 32 pages Sterling September 2010 Hardcover     Leave it to illustrator Jim Arnosky to take an obscure Dylan tune and turn it into a children’s book. Arnosky is an accomplished artist who has illustrated many books about animals and nature. Indeed, the vivid images in this tale are what will keep a child’s attention. If you’re not familiar with the song itself, it is from Dylan’s Slow Train Coming album, released in 1979. Repetition in a song makes it easy to sing along; repetition as words from an author becomes tedious to read. The book comes with a CD of the Dylan song. As a parent and Bob Dylan fan, it is fun to hear my son and daughter learn and love one of his songs. Message to Jim Arnosky: when you illustrate “Highway 61 Revisited” or “Rainy Day Women #12 & 35,” let us know. Otherwise, you could probably pass on Animals.     web reviews   Mike O'Lenick/2011 for curled up with a good kid's book   For grown-up fiction, nonfiction and speculative fiction book reviews, visit our sister site Curled Up With a Good Book (www.curledup.com)