Read It Yourself Coldest Day In The Zoo

by Alan Rushbridger

Slap bang in the middle of the coldest Friday of the coldest week of the year, the central heating breaks down at Melton Mowbray Zoo. The system needs a new flange but flanges can't be obtained on Fridays in Melton Mowbray, so Mr Pickles the head keeper asks all the other keepers to take the animal they are in charge of home for the weekend. The results range from disastrous to when the penguin (who 'always hankered after the good life') decides to eat his tea in Mr Pumbles' bed, and the lion succeeds in scaring off Mr Leaf's mother-in-law to such an extent that she doesn't come back to lunch for three years...

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First published August 26, 2004

Reviews

[Ana Lopes · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a children's book about taking your zoo pet home and how bad of an idea that is!

So what happens is that due to a flunge getting broken and the heating system not working each trainer has to take their animal home. We have a penguin, an elephant, a crocodile, a lion and an hippopotamus. And with each we can see how bad an idea it is to actually take a zoo animal home.

The story had some drawings in between and it was really delightful to see them throughout the story.

It was a really quick and lighthearted read and would definitely recommend it.

[Karen · Rating 3 out of 5]

Listen to this with my niece. Pretty funny!