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.
《親愛的動物園》一書，入選美國紐約圖書館網站推薦的每個人都應該知道的100本圖畫書。作家羅德．坎貝爾（Rod Campbell）已經創作了100多本幼兒圖畫書，每一本都是針對幼兒學習過程而設計的。這本《親愛的動物園》已經成為玩具翻翻書的經典之作，還名列為「美國國家課程閱讀書單」的選書。
你要選擇什么動物當寵物呢？是兇猛的獅子？是桀驁不馴的駱駝？還是奸詐狡猾的蛇？栩栩如生的動物、淺顯易懂的文字、詼諧有趣的內容，讓小讀者彷佛置身可愛的動物王國。故事中的小朋友想要養寵物，于是寫信向動物園要，沒想到，動物園寄來各式各樣的寵物，就是沒有他要的，直到動物園寄來一只狗，小朋友終于找到剛剛好適合他的寵物。
在這一本書里，每一頁上都有一個小翻頁，里面隱藏許多形狀大小不一的動物。孩子們可以經由翻開小翻頁的游戲，認識許多動物，還有許多的形容詞；活潑有趣的翻頁設計更令孩子想一翻再翻、一讀再讀，此版經典大開本設計更是各位粑粑麻麻的超值選擇~
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薦--
Dear Zoo (英國版 童車書 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)
