The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products. It is a great read aloud and a great one to read to a child sitting on your lap, the two styles not always being the case.

and Noisy Farm, has been a trusted name in early learning for over forty years, and the classic, Dear Zoo has been a firm favourite with toddlers and parents alike since its first publication in 1982. We love ‘Dear Zoo’ in our house, sadly though my toddler loved it a little too much and destroyed it! From someone having a head on the bump to somebody choking with food, a lot of animal's quietly take money's cheekiness. They can easily make connections and for those that can't, the book provides plenty of opportunity for sharing experiences during group time by those who can.But does it always remain like this or there is someone in the jungle who can teach monkey that to every action there could be an equal and opposite reaction? I’ve never been sure if this is because of the lack of verbal communication or just lack of interest. I think Dear Zoo will stand the test of time and maybe we will look back on it as a point in time when zoos and gender inequality will be a thing of the past. You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice.

Each Story Sack features all eight Dear Zoo animals from Rod Campbell’s beautiful book, including the elephant, monkey, lion, camel, snake, frog, giraffe and puppy.

While the children are lying quietly, you tell them that when the music starts and they wake up, they will be bouncing kangaroos, snappy crocodiles or tiny mice. Imaginative or small world play is a staple in my house and in my classroom (I've shared many to an album on FB) and 'Dear Zoo' lends itself beautifully to this type of play. Books do influence how gender is seen or not seen and what is interesting is that even in 2000 females are often invisible or not children’s picture books. In Little Monkey , toddlers can spot all their favourite jungle animals, join in with the catchy refrain and see one mischievous little monkey learn to say sorry! In Little Monkey, toddlers can spot all their favourite jungle animals, join in with the catchy refrain and see one mischievous little monkey learn to say sorry!