Book #3: Dear Zoo by Rod Campbell

The next book for review is Dear Zoo by Rod Campbell.

This book was first published in 1982. It is intended for ages 4 and below.

I read this book with my 22 month old daughter and she loved it. It is a repetitive book that is very humorous and interactive for little hands. I enjoyed the message in the book. In the book, the narrator is writing to the zoo to get a pet from the zoo. The zoo keeps sending animals and he/she keeps sending them back. I liked the message that not all animals are pets. And that a lot of animals belong in the wild or the zoo, not your house. It opens up a whole new dialougue for a young mind.

On each page is a Lift the Flap detail that allows the reader to uncover an animal and the text describes the animal. For example, the first page uncovers an elephant and the text reads: "He was too Big". I liked that my daughter was able to identify certain vocabulary and traits with certain animals.

The illustrations in this book were also very colorful and engaging. The text of the book was clear, large and in normal text, not book text.

My daughter and I really enjoyed this book.... and I think you will too.