Each delightful pet in this book has a name. The rabbit's name is Muffin, the cat's name is Sam, and seven more pets are given their names. " Chunky Hunkies " are sturdy miniature board books for parents to share with baby. Extra-thick pages present vivid, full-color, portrait-style photos of friendly animals, captioned with simple and direct statements for parents to read aloud to their child. Talking and reading go together to help babies learn how to listen. " Chunkie Hunkies, " read aloud, can help lay the foundations for baby's language development.