Bobby's Zoo

by Carolyn Lunn, Tom Dunnington

Bobby doesn't know what to do with all the animals that are in his house

Genres: Animals, Picture Books

32 pages, Paperback

First published March 1, 1989

Reviews

[J]

Fun book about animals in a kid's house.

[☼Pam Might Read Too Much ☼]

BOBBY'S ZOO is a cute little practice reader that is at the first grade reading level.

The story is about a little boy whose house if full of animals. There is a lion, kangaroo, zebra and more, and these words actually constitute the most difficult part of the vocabulary; but given that the actual animals are in the drawings, most kids will realize that there is a hint there.

It has colorful artwork that presents the animals in a fun way, although at first Bobby seems very concerned about the critters running around his home. It ends on fun note when opens his own zoo.

Good practice reader. Good also for younger children as there are many animals that you can point to and name.

Pam T~
mom and fur-mom

[Asho]

Cute early reader book about a little boy whose home is overrun with zoo animals. The animals do humorous things. The illustrations struck me as familiar even though I know I never had this book as a child. I read the back cover and realized the illustrator also did a lot of illustrations for Highlights, which explains the familiarity.

[Little Miss and the Legomeister]

Legomeister loved this when he was five. He thought it was so funny! Now Little Miss is reading it and she thinks it's pretty cute, too.

[Paula]

Read for storytime 2.5.2013