Congress of the Animals is a graphic novel by American artist Jim Woodring published on June 8, 2011.

[1] The book is Woodring's second book-length comic set in his fictional world, the Unifactor, and the first to star his most famous character, Frank.

When finished, the creature demands payment, which is unexpected to Frank who, as a denizen of the Unifactor, expects events to balance themselves out.

They talk and have tea together, and Frank discovers that his host has a model of his new home, complete with miniature Pupshaw and Pushpaw.

Frank and his companion return to his home, where they are happily greeted by Pupshaw and Pushpaw, and they watch a fireworks show.

[6] The book is done in Woodring's trademark black-and-white penwork, with hatching and shading done using wavy lines[1] in subtle gradations[5] reminiscent of woodblock printing.

This serves to emphasize Frank's naivety and innocence—so that even, when he does wrong, the reader still finds it hard to criticize his actions.

[1] Edward Kaye of hypergeek.ca called Congress of the Animals the best work of his career and "a strong contender for graphic novel of the year, if not the decade",[1] and Ned Lannamann of The Portland Mercury called it "among [Woodring's] most approachable and comprehensible works—a welcome change from last year's hallucinatory Weathercraft.

"[8] Typically of Woodring's work, Congress is layered in metaphorical meaning and rewards repeated reading.