PreSchool-K ``Oh Dear!'' is young Buster's response each time that his search for eggs on his grandmother's farm is futile. The pattern is the same throughout his search: he looks in the barn, or sty, or pond, where a flap can be lifted to reveal the animal that lives there, making the sound associated with it. The animal is not labeled, so young listeners are called upon to make the identification themselves. When Buster finally tries the henhouse, a second flap reveals the eggs beneath the hen. The book has an attractive, open look, with much white space and clear, large type. The animals and farmyard scenes are large, simple forms in bright colors. Unfortunately, Buster and his grandmother are doll-like in their circle heads, dot eyes, and red-spotted cheeks, and do not hold the same appeal. Lift-the-flap books are a gimmick that children love, but these flaps are particularly fragile, and each is hinged in a different place. Eager hands tugging at them will easily result in a cry of ``Oh dear!'' before too long. David Gale, ``School Library Journal''
Copyright 1987 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
《亲爱的动物园》一书，入选美国纽约图书馆网站推荐的每个人都应该知道的100本图画书。作家罗德．坎贝尔（Rod Campbell）已经创作了100多本幼儿图画书，每一本都是针对幼儿学习过程而设计的。这本《亲爱的动物园》已经成为玩具翻翻书的经典之作，还名列为「美国国家课程阅读书单」的选书。
你要选择什么动物当宠物呢？是凶猛的狮子？是桀骜不驯的骆驼？还是奸诈狡猾的蛇？栩栩如生的动物、浅显易懂的文字、诙谐有趣的内容，让小读者彷佛置身可爱的动物王国。故事中的小朋友想要养宠物，于是写信向动物园要，没想到，动物园寄来各式各样的宠物，就是没有他要的，直到动物园寄来一只狗，小朋友终于找到刚刚好适合他的宠物。
在这一本书里，每一页上都有一个小翻页，里面隐藏许多形状大小不一的动物。孩子们可以经由翻开小翻页的游戏，认识许多动物，还有许多的形容词；活泼有趣的翻页设计更令孩子想一翻再翻、一读再读，此版经典大开本设计更是各位粑粑麻麻的超值选择~
About DEAR ZOO: "Any book devised by Rod Campbell is going to be good, but this is one of his best." Nick Tucker, The Independent. Listed as one of the top ten books for babies.
同一作者其他作品推荐--
Dear Zoo (英国版 童车书 ISBN9780230747739)
Buster's Farm(ISBN9780230741713)
I Won't Bite!(ISBN9781405050975)
I'm Hungry!(ISBN9781405054447)
Oh Dear(ISBN9780330512688)
It's Mine(ISBN9780230747555)
Our Jungle(ISBN9780330511308)
ABC Zoo (BB)(ISBN9780330512329)
