Hi! I am looking for a book that my son adored as a child, but neither of us can remember the title or author. It was an illustrated book about a mythical land with strange creatures: snake-like reptiles that coiled into circles to roll downhill and sometimes blew a flat, zebra/horse creatures that had to walk backwards, because their knees bent the wrong way. That’s all I can remember. I hope someone else knows it! Thank you!
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Maybe one of the Raggedy Ann books? Backward knees sounds familiar from at least one. Best wishes on your hunt.
I will look into that! Thank you!
The Last of the Really Great Whangdoodles by Julie Edwards (Andrews)?
If it was a picture book, I’m pretty sure is is “The No Such Things” by Bill Peet. Both of the scenes you describe are in his book.
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/134101.No_Such_Things
If is a picture book, then it sounds like The No Such Things by Bill Peet. Both of the scenes you mention are in his book.
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/134101.No_Such_Things
This could be The No Such Things by Bill Peet. Both of the scenes that you mention are in this book.