Title: Little Gorilla
Author/Illustrator: Ruth Bornstein
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
Publication Date: 1976
Awards: None
Audience: Gr. 2+

Overview: All animals in the forest loved Little Gorilla. Lions, Giraffes, Turtles, and Snakes all loved Little Gorilla. They would do anything for him. One day Little Gorilla wasn’t little anymore, but everyone still loved him.

Activity: Have the children act out Little Gorilla. Only one can be a gorilla. Each other child in the class has to be an animal other than a gorilla. Rotate this process until each child has become a little gorilla.

Reviewer’s Name: Eliot Hamilton