Dear Zoo 8-inch Monkey

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A nything with paint is popular at the moment so we've been introducing lots of different objects to paint or produce prints with.

Lydia who is 6 and loves learning about anything and everything and Little Milly who is 4 and is the baby of the family, she loves dressing up and pretty shoes and is crazy about collectibles. Lift the flaps and join in the fun with Rod Campbell’s classic, Dear Zoo, with a host of favourite zoo animals and flaps to lift on every page. Little Monkey lives at the top of the tallest tree in the jungle, and gets up to all sorts of mischief: dropping nuts on Elephant's head, tickling Bear's nose and saying BOO!The Bookseller Dear Zoo is a classic that children never seem to tire of and is always a pleasure to read.

Playdough Mat - These mats are a great way to encourage multi-sensory creativity, as well as develop fine motor skills and hand strength. I love the idea of using cards with a book, I might look into PECS as my toddler has a slight speech delay. We've sung songs about animals, any ones with actions are being well received at the moment - Leo the Lion, Five Joeys Jumping, One Grey Elephant Balancing, Wombat Wobble.Little animal lovers will also enjoy Rod Campbell's Look After Us, a lift-the-flap animal book for toddlers with a positive message about conservation. Mark Making Card - These cards can help your little one practise new movements, shapes and patterns. I trawled online and an outfit in particular jumped out at me from the book Dear Zoo by Rod Campbell, there were no others like it.

Funny and heart-warming, the book takes you through a variety of animals a zoo has sent as possible pets - a monkey, lion, elephant - but will they end up sending the perfect one? Imaginative or small world play is a staple in my house and in my classroom (I've shared many to an album on FB) and 'Dear Zoo' lends itself beautifully to this type of play. We started off simply exchanging the picture of the correct animal that was hidden in the box…this was our ‘warm up’ activity as these are new cards. They can easily make connections and for those that can't, the book provides plenty of opportunity for sharing experiences during group time by those who can.C.SLP blog and with many children still learning how to master their scissors, this provided some useful cutting practice too. Zoos argue that they are needed to teach and or inspire and they have worked hard to improve conditions for animals. Rod Campbell, the creator of the preschool lift-the-flap classic Dear Zoo , has been a trusted name in early learning for over thirty-five years.