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Daisy and the Trouble with Zoos

  • Imprint: Red Fox

  • ISBN: 9781862304932

  • Length: 240  Pages

  • Dimensions: 177mm x 15mm x 130mm

  • Weight: 153g

  • RRP: £5.99

Daisy and the Trouble with Zoos

It's Daisy's birthday and she's having a special birthday treat! Mum has invited her best friends, Gabby and Dylan, on a trip to the zoo - and, best of all, Mum has arranged for Daisy to go into the actual penguin cage with the actual zoo keeper and FEED actual penguins! REAL ACTUAL PENGUINS! With actual beaks and everything!! Trouble is, Daisy doesn't just feed the penguins, she 'adopts' one to take home and everything . . .

  • Imprint: Red Fox

  • ISBN: 9781862304932

  • Length: 240  Pages

  • Dimensions: 177mm x 15mm x 130mm

  • Weight: 153g

  • RRP: £5.99

Reviews

  • "A good read for emergent readers, with an amusing twist to the story that will draw them along as they become involved with Daisy, her mum and her friends"

    The School Librarian

  • "Gray manages convincingly to get inside the seven-year-old mind to create a laugh-aloud read for newly independent readers"

    Irish Independent

  • "This is an amusing, easy-to-read story book for young readers. it is sure to become a firm favourite with old and new fans of Daisy"

    Louise Ellis-Barrett, writeaway.org.uk

  • "This is a laugh out loud story with hilarious illustrations"

    Families Magazine

  • "WHAM gives Daisy and the Trouble with Zoos five out of five for laugh-out-loud-ability!"

    CITV.co.uk

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About the Author

Kes Gray

Kes Gray is one of the UK’s bestselling writers for children, with over two million copies of his stories sold. He is the author of the award-winning DAISY picture books and fiction, as well as the creator of the chart-topping OI! series with illustrator Jim Field. Kes lives in Essex.

Kes Gray

Garry Parsons

Garry Parsons is an award-winning illustrator of books for children, including the bestselling The Dinosaur That Pooped series. Garry’s illustrations have accompanied the words of many prestigious picture-book authors, including Kes Gray, Ian Whybrow and Peter Bently. He has also illustrated the popular fiction series The Dragonsitter by Josh Lacey and the space adventure series George’s Secret Key to the Universe by Lucy and Stephen Hawking for slightly older readers. Garry lives in London with his young family and old dog.

Garry Parsons

Nick Sharratt

Nick Sharratt has written and illustrated many books for children including Shark in the Park, You Choose and Pants. He has won numerous awards for his picture books, including the Sheffield Children's Book Award and the 2001 Children's Book Award. He has also enjoyed stellar success illustrating Jacqueline Wilson's books. Nick lives in Hove.

Nick Sharratt

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