ɪn skwˈɪd ænd spˈaɪdɚ: ɐ lˈʊk æt ðɪ ˈænɪməl kˈɪŋdəm, ɹᵻlˈiːst ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi tˈuː, bˈɪlaʊt sˈɪŋɡəlz ˈaʊt θˈɜːtiːn ˈænɪməlz ænd plˈeɪsᵻz ðˌɛm "ɪn ʌnjˈuːʒuːəl sˌɪtʃuːˈeɪʃənz ɔːɹ hˈæbɪtˌæts ðæt wɪl ɡɛt əbzˈɜːvənt ɹˈiːdɚz ɡˈɪɡlɪŋ, θˈɪŋkɪŋ, ɔːɹ bˈoʊθ," ɹᵻpˈoːɹɾᵻd ˈaɪliːn kˈuːpɚɹ ɪn bˈʊklɪst.
In Squid and Spider: A Look at the Animal Kingdom, released in 1982, Billout singles out thirteen animals and places them "in unusual situations or habitats that will get observant readers giggling, thinking, or both," reported Ilene Cooper in Booklist.