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Pretty Close, but Not the Same: A Side-by-Side Look at Confusable Critters
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Expected 5 May 26In this funny and fascinating picture book, learn about pairs of similar animals that are often confused for each other, and what makes them different!
Tortoises and turtles, leopards and tigers, and crocodiles and gators all have similarities. But these easily confusable creatures are NOT the same!
Did you know that a dolphin has a bottlenose, while a porpoise has a snout? Or that a manatee’s tail is shaped like a paddle, and a dugong’s like a whale? Or that monkeys have tails, but apes do not?
With humorous text and hilarious illustrations, this book invites curious readers to discover what makes these animals special!
Tortoises and turtles, leopards and tigers, and crocodiles and gators all have similarities. But these easily confusable creatures are NOT the same!
Did you know that a dolphin has a bottlenose, while a porpoise has a snout? Or that a manatee’s tail is shaped like a paddle, and a dugong’s like a whale? Or that monkeys have tails, but apes do not?
With humorous text and hilarious illustrations, this book invites curious readers to discover what makes these animals special!
Kindle Edition
Expected publication May 5, 2026
About the author
Meg Fleming
13 books30 followersMeg Fleming is an award-winning children’s book author, a fan of all dogs and a big-time laugher. Also, a voice teacher, Meg draws on her love of rhythm, rhyme, and lyricism to create and imagine stories.
Meg is the author of Sounds Like School Spirit (illus. Lucy Ruth Cummins), which landed the #1 spot of The Today Show’s list of Best Back-to-School books, Sometimes Rain (illus. Diana Sudyka), an ALA Top 10 Picture Book for Sustainability, I Heart You (illus. Sarah Jane Wright), a Children’s Fiction Honoree Winner from the Society of Midland Authors, Ready, Set, Sail! (illus. Luke Flowers), an Illinois Good Reads selection, Here Comes Ocean (illus. Paola Zakimi) and Ready, Set, Build! (illus. Jarvis)—all of which have received critical acclaim from Kirkus, Publishers Weekly, School Library Journal, The Washington Post and the like… but most importantly, Meg’s books have become beloved treasures to children of all ages.
Be on the lookout for Meg’s forthcoming books, I Was Born A Baby (illus. Brandon James Scott), Wondering Around (illus. Richard Jones), Rock That Vote (illus. Lucy Ruth Cummins) and I Live In A Tree Trunk (illus. Brandon James Scott).
Meg lives outside of San Francisco with her husband, three kids and their ridiculous and adorable golden retriever named Opal.
Meg is the author of Sounds Like School Spirit (illus. Lucy Ruth Cummins), which landed the #1 spot of The Today Show’s list of Best Back-to-School books, Sometimes Rain (illus. Diana Sudyka), an ALA Top 10 Picture Book for Sustainability, I Heart You (illus. Sarah Jane Wright), a Children’s Fiction Honoree Winner from the Society of Midland Authors, Ready, Set, Sail! (illus. Luke Flowers), an Illinois Good Reads selection, Here Comes Ocean (illus. Paola Zakimi) and Ready, Set, Build! (illus. Jarvis)—all of which have received critical acclaim from Kirkus, Publishers Weekly, School Library Journal, The Washington Post and the like… but most importantly, Meg’s books have become beloved treasures to children of all ages.
Be on the lookout for Meg’s forthcoming books, I Was Born A Baby (illus. Brandon James Scott), Wondering Around (illus. Richard Jones), Rock That Vote (illus. Lucy Ruth Cummins) and I Live In A Tree Trunk (illus. Brandon James Scott).
Meg lives outside of San Francisco with her husband, three kids and their ridiculous and adorable golden retriever named Opal.
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