The cutest critter is... Baby critters are soft and cuddly, but which is the cutest? Award-winning author Marion Dane Bauer poses this question, leading readers on a heartwarming journey to find The Cutest Critter . Stan Tekiela's adorable photographs provide plenty of choices, but by story's end there is just one answer. Features: photographs of real animals - illustrations that delight young readers - rhyming text to encourage an interest in nature Stan and Marion's other collaborations both won Mom's Choice Awards. The Cutest Critter is sure to become another family favorite. Share it with someone you love, and introduce them to the wonders of nature. Marion Dane Bauer is the author of more than 100 books for young people. She has won numerous awards, including an American Library Association Newberry Honor Award for her novel On My Honor. Her books have been translated into more than a dozen different languages. Maybe it's a fox kit in black mitts.