Daisy and the Trouble with Zoos

Daisy and the Trouble with Zoos

Summary

Daisy's in trouble again! Cheeky, extremely readable and funny young fiction from the bestselling author behind the hilarious OI FROG series.

Another BRILLIANT laugh-out-loud Daisy adventure, from bestselling author of the Oi Frog series, Kes Gray.

Here comes trouble!

Daisy is SO excited because it's her BIRTHDAY and she's getting a special treat!

Mum is taking Daisy and her best friends Gabby and Dylan to the zoo.

The trouble with zoos is, the animals are TOO CUTE. Especially the penguins...

So when Daisy gets to go into the ACTUAL penguin cage with the ACTUAL zookeeper and feed the ACTUAL penguins, it really isn't her fault that she has to secretly adopt one.

But Daisy soon discovers that the trouble with penguins is, they don't make the easiest pets.

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

About the authors

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.
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Nick Sharratt (Illustrator)

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.
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Garry Parsons (Illustrator)

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.
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