PreSchool-K ``Oh Dear!'' is young Buster's response each time thathis search for eggs on his grandmother's farm is futile. Thepattern is the same throughout his search: he looks in the barn, orsty, or pond, where a flap can be lifted to reveal the animal thatlives there, making the sound associated with it. The animal is notlabeled, so young listeners are called upon to make theidentification themselves. When Buster finally tries the henhouse,a second flap reveals the eggs beneath the hen. The book has anattractive, open look, with much white space and clear, large type.The animals and farmyard scenes are large, simple forms in brightcolors. Unfortunately, Buster and his grandmother are doll-like intheir circle heads, dot eyes, and red-spotted cheeks, and do nothold the same appeal. Lift-the-flap books are a gimmick thatchildren love, but these flaps are particularly fragile, and eachis hinged in a different place. Eager hands tugging at them willeasily result in a cry of ``Oh dear!'' before too long. David Gale,``School Library Journal''
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《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~