A little girl, filled with boundless energy and enthusiasm, spends her day in perpetual motion until the final "lights out" page. Told in well-scanning, rhyming couplets, the child is compared to animals whose movements she imitates: "Wild One, through the grass, bounding like a puppy. Wild One, at the pool, swimming like a guppy." Pen-and-ink illustrations with freely applied watercolors that don't always stay within the lines are apropos and reflect the vitality of the youngster's antics. With arms outstretched, hair streaming behind, and a smile on her face, the girl's joy is contagious. Using motion verbs, such as stretching, hanging, bounding, crawling, and hopping, the Wild One's activities and imagination are aptly described and depicted. The large font, sturdy pages, and few words per page make this a good selection for beginning readers. Pair this title with Quick as a Cricket (1982) by Audrey Wood and In the Tall, Tall Grass (1991) by Denise Fleming for a lively storytime and a discussion of animal movements easily mimicked.