Lunchtime at the Zoo

Join the animals for lunch at the National Zoo in Washington, DC, in a fun photographic board book created in collaboration with the Smithsonian.

Hooray! It’s lunchtime at the zoo!
The pandas know that means . . . bamboo!

What’s more fun than watching animals? Watching animals enjoy their food! A colorful aracari loves a juicy bite. A sloth might take all day to munch its lunch. And the great apes just love to snack on pumpkins! With a rhyming text, photos of favorite animals, and doodles and drawings by illustrator Lala Watkins adding to the playful effect, this tasty treat is sure to whet the appetite of little animal lovers and snack lovers alike.

Lala Watkins is an author, illustrator, and designer and a self-proclaimed connoisseur of good vibes. She graduated with a BFA in graphic design and interactive communications from Ringling College of Art & Design. Lala Watkins is the author-illustrator of Little Boo’s Halloween Party and Little Santa’s Workshop as well as the illustrator of Sankofa: A Culinary Story of Resilience and Belonging by Eric Adjepong. She lives in sunny Florida.