My daughter loves looking at the colourful pictures and smiles every time I read it to her.. very good book Dear Zoo I like dear zoo because i read it to my 23 month sister and she likes lifting the flaps and makes the noises. This is one of my 8-month-old's favourites! He has learned to open the flaps to find the animals, and we have fun seeing all the animals the zoo sent before finding the lovely surprise at the end. My 11 month old loves Dear Zoo and enjoys opening all of the flaps and waiting for me to say the animal name and make the noise. He often closes the flap and reopens it a few times so that he can hear them again! We took this book on holiday and it kept him happy on the train, at the house, everywhere!

The family visit the zoo, where they display behaviour which mirrors that of some of the animals, but where it also becomes apparent that the animals are equally unhappy. my 2 year old daughter loves this book, she had it a week ago. she loves animals and listening to me make the sound when she lifts the flaps open. we have read it over and over so many times i know the book off by heart now. would recommend to others will have a great time reading this just like we do We have enjoyed reading this book since my LO was very very little as the flaps are much more sturdy than some other books and didn't get pulled out! My only criticism is I'm not a fan of some of the reasons for sending the animals away but I think that it will spark good discussion later on! I've read this book to my 5 month old daughter so many times I now know it by heart! I'm sure as she grows it will help her to learn the different animals and their characteristics. It would be nice if the name of each animal was written in the book to help with reading in later years but I suppose the fun is in the guessing! My son is nearly 2 and absolutely loves this book, being able to flip up the lids and see the different animals.We have the soundbook versin of this and my 7 month old Daughter squeals in delight when I read it with her. I would recommend this book to everyone as it is a lovely book to share My son loves this book has he enjoys lifting the flaps to see the animals. Good book for interaction and i remember it from when i was a child. My 20 month old son loves lifting the flaps to see the animals and making their noises. He is always frightened of the lion and shuts his eyes saying No! My daughter loves this book, especially the grumpy camel, she loves pulling a grumpy face when she lifts the flaps.

Dear Zoo” was written as a lift-the-flap board book in 1982, by the Scottish author, Rod Campbell. It is his most famous work, and thirty-five years later, it is still tremendously popular among the under fives in Great Britain, and has been translated into more than a dozen different languages.All of our activities have been designed with EYFS children in mind and help children master new skills. Whether you’re looking to expand vocabularies, unleash your creativity, help with counting skills, or simply fancy a fun way to pass the time, we got ya covered. Have a nosey at some of our favourite ‘Dear Zoo’ and animal-related activities below: i read this book with three young parents after a lovely tea with thier children in a sure start centre. each parent enjoyed the story with their children they borrowed a copy from our library that we have created in the sure start centre. The parents will keep the book for two weeks and read it to their lovely children and then tell me how they got on with encouraging their children to enjoy and have fun reading at home with them. months later this is still a firm favorite with my niece, who wanted it read three times before bed. She has memorized it now, and certainly knows the name of all the animals, but seems to enjoy pretending to not know them. If I ask, "What do you think is in this cage?" and she knows it is a lion, she'll say "Giraffe!" and when we get to the giraffe she'll insist it's a kitty, and that sort of thing. Two-year-olds are quite contrary.

The bright animal drawingsprovide more informationto the reader and 'clues'.Each animal is presented in a different way (e.g.a crate, box, basket),and each child can see a glimpse of the animal to enable them to predict whichanimal it might be.As you lift the flaps in search of an ideal pet, a host of different zoo animals will be revealed, until the right pet is finally discovered. Simple, stylish and highly interactive, this book invites constant re-reading. The sturdy flaps are perfect for small fingers to lift, and children will still love this book when they are ready to start school. We recently read this to our 10 month old daughter and she loves it. She really enjoys lifting the flaps to see what animals are underneath and even roars when she sees the lion. Great book. My 21 month old loves books and is surrounded with animal lovers especially her auntie who works at a zoo. She even does the animal sounds, impressions and BSL. If you love reading zoo animal books with your kids then these are some more we think you might enjoy! A fantastic book that my son has loved from 3 months. We read it every night and loves pulling down the flaps. The book app for the iPad is great fun too. I'd definitely recommend this to any parent. Dear Santa by Rod Campbell is also another must!

This story is a fun introduction to animals and their characteristics. It is written in the first person, with repetitive sentences. The nature of repetitiveness enables young readers to predict and engage with the story. Clear, simple and fun my toddler loves lifting the flaps and making the noise of the animals. His favourite book by far :) We loved reading this with the flaps for him to lift and making the animal noises through the book and having to invent some noises too Regardless. Is it a bit hypocritical of me to be endorsing this book, based on my ethical beliefs that animals are not toys to be swapped, sold on, imprisoned or treated as inanimate objects, blah, blah, blah. Am I delivering a dark, subconscious message of irresponsibility to my child when I read her this?We made this toilet roll dog craft for Valentines Day but it could be easily adapted by not using the hearts. There are loads of fabulous Dear Zoo activities for kids in this post from You Clever Monkey including a lift the flap drawing prompt and animal weighing activity Although my son is still too young to interact, I love reading this to him, making animal noises as I go along. Seeing his smile makes reading to him so enjoyable. I hope he'll gain a love for books just like I do, especially reading the same stories I did as a child. Luca loves Dear Zoo, especially playing hide and seek with the animals. At only 8 months old, he is already attempting to pull the flaps himself to discover the animals. He likes it when mummy makes the noises of the animals. Definitely one of his favourites and mummy's too. brilliant short story book to read at bedtime, it's a great learning experience for both you and your child, noisy you make and then listening to your child make the same sound along with teaching your child what names the animals.