Dear Zoo & Friends: Dear Zoo (Other)

from sweetiegherkin

Dear Zoo has become a classic of the children's literature canon and rightly deserves to be so. In this simple and sweet board book, the unnamed narrator notes how he/she wanted a pet and so wrote the zoo for one. The zoo responds by shipping over some animals. The first several tries are unsucce...

from francescadefreitas

When a child asks the zoo to send a pet, they send an assortment of silly animals, hidden in lift-the-flap packages. Liam and I both love this one, the board book is a great size, although I was constantly worried he'd tear the flaps. I changed the snake's description to slithery instead of scary...

from conuly

Children like a repetitive structure because it helps them understand what's going on and predict what will happen next. (For that matter, adults like it too! Repetition is a crucial part of traditional storytelling and modern-day speechifying.) This one is about a child who wrote to the zoo for ...

from nmhale

A charming lift-the-flap book that has become a mainstay in its genre. The story is suitably simple, aimed for the youngest of readers, and the subject of collecting exotic pets will appeal to a wide range of ages. What sets this book apart from other books like it, though, is the creativity of t...

from Cfmichel

Flap books are always super exciting for me and young children! A boy is searching for the perfect pet! Fun to guess what is behind each flap and possibly discuss animal sounds as well. Fun read for early childhood that keeps them guessing and hearing the sounds they guess would be the best :)