Zoo for MR Muster LB

This was a hit with my child! She found it at the library and now I am searching for a used copy of it. Mister Muster likes to go to the zoo every day to see his animal friends. When the weather is bad and he can't go, he is very sad and so are the animals. One day the elephant steals the key to the cages and lets all the animals go. They all head to Mister Muster's apartment for a visit. When the police show up to take the animals back to the zoo, they hide in various places around the apartment. My little girl thought it was so funny to see the elephants trying to hide under the bed and the monkeys in the sink. Mister Muster ends up being the assistant zoo keeper and every one is happily situated at the zoo.

Reading the book A ZOO FOR MISTER MUSTER by Arnold Lobel is a great childhood memory. I was delighted to find it at a local thrift shop recently so that I may share it with my neices and nephews. The simple story about Mister Muster and his love for the animals at the zoo and their subsequent love for him, along with all of the imaginative illustrations made me, as a child, wonder if un-domesticated animals and people could really co-habitate. I was happy that Mister Muster eventually got to be the zoo keeper after the animals revolted and ran away to his house!And the imaginative places the animals hid is just where a child would hide if they wanted to hide.It's a must read for any child--especially the imaginative and sensitive kind!