Poo in the Zoo: 1

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I have never written a children's book review, I've also never laughed so hard at a children's book.

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This book is about a man working at a zoo, he is the one who cleans up all the poos, the doo-doos and the icky bleh things that animals drop around.A few times I have seen books use bright colours when that totally didn't fit, so yay, for books doing the right thing. I've got 4 great children and although they're all adults now, my memories of them growing up inspire and inform my writing.

Poo in the Zoo by Steve Smallman, Ada Grey | Waterstones Poo in the Zoo by Steve Smallman, Ada Grey | Waterstones

I received a copy from the publisher for an honest review on my blog Nayu's Reading Corner http://nayusreadingcorner. I've been writing children's books for about 6 years and have already had several picture books published with more in development.I know when I was a little kid I would have 1) loved making an adult read those words aloud and 2) loved exploring all the intricate jars and names.

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The final spread shows the protagonist finally free from labor through his miraculous sale, with the labor now performed through technology. These books are perefect to cuddle up and read with little ones, and for more confident kids to read themselves. One day, the iguana leaves behind something that catches the attention of the entire town -- and a poo museum owner -- and ends up making Bob's messy job a lot easier! The illustrations also really helped, as I loved how stuff was drawn (not the poo though, but the animals and the characters). Poo in the Zoo is suitable for children aged 5 plus as the pictures were too busy for 2 year olds as I requested.Steve Smallman has taken up writing his own stories after illustrating children's books for over 30 years. Enjoy some of our recommended books for younger children about animals, from classics like Dick King-Smith's Sheep Pigto modern favourites like Ed Vere's Mr. Lastly, the book is great for younger children who are learning about bodily functions or even toddlers who are toilet training. I liked how the zoo keeper, who I expected would be older looks rather young, making it easier for the readership the book is aimed at to pretend they are taking care of the zoo. This is an absolutely hilarious read which will appeal to younger readers because there is poo everywhere in the brightly coloured pages.

Poo in the Zoo by Steve Smallman | Goodreads Poo in the Zoo by Steve Smallman | Goodreads

Steve has been illustrating children’s books for almost 30 years and writing his own stories for slightly less. I was most fascinated by the end papers, which are illustrations of various kinds of poo in fancy jars, all labeled. Steve is the author of Smelly Peter the Great Pea Eater (Winner of the Sheffield Children's Book Award 2009) and The Lamb Who Came for Dinner (Shortlisted for the Red House Children's Book Award and read by Meatloaf on CITV's Bookaboo). Additionally, you could look into all the animals and perhaps even explore some of the types of ‘poo’ that are mentioned in the book.

Prestigious poo collector, Hector Gloop, is keen to add it to his extensive collection of panda poop, dinosaur doo-doo and dragon dung.