My first children's book (57 lines of exactly rhymed iambic tetrameter tercets) is available for preorder from Paul Dry Books:
https://www.pauldrybooks.com/products/girlatee
No clothed animals, no talking animals, no magic or dei ex machina.
The distinguished illustrator, Grant Silverstein, has done children's books for David Mason, Alicia Stallings & many others.