Zoo Do's and Don'ts

My students loved this book and couldn’t wait to take it home & read it. However, it probably won’t last long. It was taped in the middle (not even book tape, just plain old Scotch tape) and the last section has loose strings.

I should have known what to expect since we have purchased other Todd Parr books, and have been delighted with all of them, including this one. For parents who are looking for a book to teach their kids how to behave at the zoo, THIS ISN'T IT. I should have realized that before we bought it - I was looking for a book to teach my son to not tease the animals, not throw things in their cages, etc. But at least he knows now not to feed macaroni to the elephants. That said, this is a wonderful book, very colorful and entertaining, and my son loves it.

I started reading this to my daughter when she was six months old. The book is smaller than the traditional big picture books, and is very easy and quick to read. The books pages go as follows:On one page it says: DO feed an elephant peanutsOn the opposite page it says: DON'T feed him peanut butterThe colors are very vivid and the drawing simple. This is a nice book to read to your child starting from day one! We are on our third copy of it and my daughter just turned three.Great for a boy or a girl.

Among the crowd of classics, such as "Goodnight Moon," and newer books by Boynton and others, this book captivates the attention of our 14-month old son, and we are grateful to the author. After two months of daily reading, we put it away. It was recently rediscovered, and he constantly reaches for it in the pile of books we make available to him. Is it the colors? The characters? Or the sheer amusement of it all? Maybe it's laughing along with his father or mother as we read it together. Highly recommended from a happy father. I'm buying more from Todd Parr!

It is just as good ad the author's other book. With cute colourful illustration, it grasp my son's eye right away.