Zoo Song

by Barbara Bottner, Lynn Munsinger (Illustrator)

Three zoo animals learn there is more satisfaction in making music together than in performing separately.

Genres: Picture Books, Music

Paperback

First published January 1, 1987

About the author

Barbara Bottner, New York Times best-selling author, is a screenwriter, TV writer, and writing coach, who began her multi-hyphenate career as an artist and actor. Designing off-Broadway sets in the ’60s led her to performance and following her career in theatre, she began writing and illustrating books for children. In total, she has written over 40 books in all areas of children’s literature including Young Adult, Middle Grade, chapter, and "I Can Reads". Several of her award-winning picture books have been animated and translated into multiple languages.

Reviews

[Melinda Christensen · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fabio the bear, Herman the lion and Gertrude the hippo were neighbors in the zoo. They did well together until Gertrude started singing loudly, off-key. In self defense, Herman played a violin given to him, and Fabio began to dance in shoes a zoo patron gave him. They ultimately found that they made beautifully music together (they thought so, anyway). This book is highly entertaining!

[Krissy · Rating 4 out of 5]

**Rated by my son**

[KaitandMaddie · Rating 4 out of 5]

That was fairly funny.