Dear Zoo books: a complete guide

'I wrote to the zoo to send me a pet. . .'

The original classic: no child's bookcase is complete without a well-worn copy of Dear Zoo! Young children will love lifting the flaps to discover the animals the zoo has sent – a monkey, a lion and even an elephant! But will they ever manage to send the perfect pet?

Get ready to meet a frog with sticky feet, a snake with a bumpy basket, and an elephant with great big ears – but watch out for the lion's teeth! This wonderful touch-and-feel book brings the beloved story of Dear Zoo to life with a different texture for every animal and colourful artwork throughout. 

This interactive pop-up edition retains all the charm of the original story and is packed full of exciting surprises, including a very tall giraffe, a fierce lion and even a very jumpy frog. 

Toddlers will be busy for hours with this fun activity book which comes with over two hundred stickers! It's packed full of activities, colouring-in and games which are specially designed for preschoolers. Match the zoo animals to their shadows, complete sticker jigsaws, patterns and more – perfect for holidays, birthdays and rainy days.

Come on in and meet all the animals! From the large grey elephant and the stripy zebra, to the bouncy kangaroo and the big friendly hippo, this great-value board book contains sixteen popular zoo animals. Learn their names and discover their different shapes and sizes as you turn the chunky pages.

An interactive edition of the preschool classic, young children will love lifting the flaps to discover the animals the zoo has sent, and then pressing the sound buttons to bring the story to noisy life: hear the lion roar and the puppy bark!

Even the very youngest Dear Zoo fans can discover all their favourite animals from the original story. An elephant? Too big! A giraffe? Too tall! A puppy? Perfect! What will the zoo send you? Use the handy strap and clip to attach this sturdy board book to your buggy and take it with you wherever you go!

From the zoo to the farm – and some clever and brilliantly satisfying pop-ups. Just open up the book to see six different farm animals stand up in the middle of each spread. Full of fun facts and the bright and bold illustrations you expect from Rod Campbell, young children will love visiting the farm. 

Buster's staying with Grandma on the farm. But where will he find the eggs for breakfast? Not in the stable – oh dear! Young children will love lifting the flaps as they turn the pages and follow Buster around the farm.

Look After Us is the perfect first book to start talking to very young children about wildlife conservation. Lift the sturdy card flaps to discover five different endangered animals in their natural habitats, and unfold the special ending to learn how conservation efforts have helped whales, to introduce the importance of looking after our world and the animals that live in it.

A seasonal favourite, this Christmas adaptation of Dear Zoo is sure to delight young readers just as much. Will Santa send the perfect present in the end? With gold foil cover, flaps to lift on every page and a touch-and-feel surprise ending, this is the ideal Christmas gift or stocking filler for preschoolers.

A touch-and-feel springtime story. Follow Chick around the farm and meet all her animal friends: stroke the woolly lamb, feel the cow's smooth horns and then lift the flap at the end to find out who is hiding under mother hen's wing!

Join Sam the farm dog for a day on the farm to meet lots of animals and their babies. Don't forget to join in by calling out their noises!

Can you spot all the animals? Packed full of favourites, including a tiger, elephant and giraffe, toddlers will love turning the sturdy card pages to find out who is hiding in the jungle in this hide-and-seek story.