When I was a little girl, I imagined all kinds of fun adventures, and they all had one thing in common. Animals. I imagined being one, I wanted to live with them, and I wanted to speak their language. I think this love of animals is why Put Me in the Zoo was so close to my heart at a young age. This little story about two children who find an unusual animal that doesn’t seem to fit in anywhere but just wants to be in a zoo is a sweet story about discovering purpose when we don’t think we have a place. Let’s take a look at what this book entails.
Book Details
Book Title: Put Me in the Zoo
Author: Robert Lopshire
Illustrator: Unknown
Theme: Finding where you fit in.
Plot: A brother and sister find an unusual animal who wants to live in the Zoo, but the Zoo won’t let him in. So, they help him find a different home where he will fit in.
Page Count: 58 pages
My Review
This book used to be one of my favorites simply because of the animal as the main character. But there are other great things about the story. This book can show children how helping others is fun and rewarding! This book also includes examples of creative thinking as the children in the story try to find places to take their new friend. But my favorite thing about this book is the message of finding a place for each person based on their talents. Different people have different skills, and there is a place for each person, even if it takes some hard work and creative thinking to get them there! The only thing I don’t like about this book is that, in the end, the animal is placed in a circus. Back when this book was written (1960), circuses were not a great place for animals. Thankfully, these days, many places have outlawed them or have begun putting on circus performances that do not feature animals. Overall, I give this book 4 stars. But let's see what Alyssa and Chandler thought!
Family Review
Alyssa and her daughter Chandler read Put Me in the Zoo and gave it the highest rating available (five stars from Alyssa and five hearts from Chandler)! Alyssa said, "the fun pics and simple yet interesting story" was her favorite thing about the book. When asked about her favorite part, Chandler said, "It was cool that the spots could get off him and change colors and put them on the kids! And I liked the circus!" Chandler also added that she wants to share this book with people, saying, "I want to tell other kids that they will like it!"
Kate and Josiah also read Put Me in the Zoo and gave it the highest rating available (five stars from Kate and five hearts from Josiah)! When asked about her favorite thing about the book, Kate said, "I appreciated the fun rhymes and the silly dog (?)!" Josiah said that his favorite part of the book was when "The girl and the boy and the yellow dog were in the biggest red puddle with a bunch of red circles and they were in a great huge one."
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