Long-Haired Cat-Boy Cub

If you think that Etgar Keret, the Israeli master of oddball tales for grownups, might also be pretty good at writing stories for kids, you would be correct. Here he turns the premise of a distracted dad and a kid lost at the zoo into a fantastical—but emotionally true and satisfyingly well-rounded—adventure involving an airship, a rhinoceros, and chocolate milk. (Ages 3 to 6)