Vitali Konstantinov

Sep 10, 2024 | kirkusreviews.com | Lena Anlauf |Marshall Yarbrough |Joanna Rzezak |Vitali Konstantinov

by Lena Anlauf ; illustrated by Vitali Konstantinov ; translated by Marshall Yarbrough ‧The creators of Genius Noses (2023) present a populous gallery of land animals with prominent ears—long, large, tufted, hidden, false, and sometimes red. The three examples in the “Sometimes Red-Eared” section—Tasmanian devils, black rats, and humans—point to a common theme: External ears serve multiple purposes beyond amplifying outside sounds.