"Verdi" by Janell Cannon

From the author of "Stellaluna," this story is about Verdi, a newly hatched, baby python with bright yellow skin and black stripes.  Before leaving, his mother tells him that he'll grow up to be big and green, but all of the adult pythons that Verdi meets seem lazy and boring and don't want to play with him.  So he does crazy acrobatics around the jungle alone until one day he notices that some of his skin is turning green.  But as he grows up, he discovers that he doesn't have to give up being playful. 

This is another lovely book full of colorful and detailed drawings of pythons and other creatures found in the jungle that will win over readers, even those who don't like snakes.  46 pages