Knitted Wild Animals: 15 Adorable, Easy-to-Knit Toys by Sarah Keen. Paperback, 125 pages (Watson-Guptill, 2009).

Knitted Wild Animals has a menagerie of soft, squeezable wild animal designs to inspire your knitting wild side. All of the toys feature an irresistibly pear-shaped body, realistic colors, and lots of fun details--a soft, curly mane for the lion, trunk wrinkles for the elephant, and a banana snack for the monkey. With a primer on knitting basics to chapters on embroidering and stuffing your super cute safari softie, even a beginner can knit these cushy, cuddly creatures.