Hope and the Zoo Zoomies

Written and illustrated by Julia Griffith

Hope is excited to visit the zoo but when she arrives she can sense that some of the animals are unhappy. The animals have problems that need help but the zoo keeper is busy. Can Hope help solve all the problems? In return for her help the animals describe their natural habitats.

With help from her friends, Hope discovers how patience, courage, kindness and working together can help everyone feel safe.

Can Hope help make the animals happy again? What will she learn along the way?

Part of Hope’s Hidden Learning Adventures series.

£10

A note from the Author

Hope and the Zoo Zoomies came about for one very simple reason.  I wanted to draw zoo animals!

I’d wanted to illustrate all sorts of wonderful creatures ever since I started making books, so sending Hope off on an adventure to the zoo seemed the perfect excuse.

And what an adventure it became!  I had enormous fun dreaming up the mischief the animals could get into, particularly the penguins sliding down the elephant’s trunk on the cover. That picture still makes me giggle whenever I look at it.

As with all my Hidden Learning Adventures, there’s a little more going on beneath the fun.  Hope encounters problems to solve, animals to help and plenty of opportunities to discover something new.

There’s even a world map showing where the different animals come from.

This book took a while to reach the finish line because I kept wandering off to write other books along the way!

But I thoroughly enjoyed returning to Hope’s world and filling it with wonderful animals, laughter and a little hidden learning.

And now I’m dreaming of a seaside adventure.  Mainly because I fancy drawing crabs!