When Gorilla Goes Walking by Nikki Grimes (Poetry Picture Book)

What is unique about this book and different than the rest of Nikki Grimes' poetry picture books is that on each page there is a separate poem. You can read the book from start to finish to get the whole story about Gorilla and the owner Cecilia but the reader can also look at each page separately and see the different types of poems. Each page has a separate heading and title for each poem that can separate each poem from one another.

I love the way Cecilia and Gorilla act together. It shows that many children and people have friends that are animals and they mean the world to them. They can comfort you when bad things happen like when Cecilia's best friend moved away and can also feel the pain with the animal when they go to the vet to get shots. It's a great book to read with children because they can relate so well with animals they have at their house. Their pet is part of the family just like Gorilla is apart of Cecilia's family. They have fun together and care about each other that is what true families and friends are all about.