A vibrant page-turner that keeps you longing for the little girl's wish to be fulfilled ... will they, won't they get to the zoo? Sadie has always wanted to go to the zoo, but something always seems to get in the way. But not today! Today, Sadie and her dad are going to the zoo no matter what. Or so they think. When it starts raining, it looks as if maybe their trip is in jeopardy again, but ... what's this? It seems to be raining only on Dad's side of the car! Will Sadie's determination not to let anything stop them win the day this time?This book is inspired by an actual trip to a nature preserve Kate and Jules once took.

 

There are 32 pages in this book. This is a picture book. A picture book uses pictures and text to tell the story. The number of words varies from zero ('wordless') to around 1k over 32 pages. Picture books are typically aimed at young readers (age 3-6) but can also be aimed at older children (7+). This book was published 2011 by Walker Books Ltd .

Kate Feiffer is a writer and a filmmaker. The New York Times Book Review heralded Ms. Feiffer "economy of style and understated wit" in her debut picture book Double Pink, illustrated by Bruce Ingman. Ms. Feiffer and her family live on Martha's Vineyard, MA. Jules Feiffer is an American cartoonist, author and illustrator. He has won a Pulitzer Prize for his political cartoons in The Village Voice and an Academy Award for his animated short Munro. He illustrated Norton Juster's children's classic The Phantom Tollbooth. In 2004 he was inducted into the Comic Book Hall of Fame and was guveb a Lifetime Achievement Award by the Writers Guild of America. He lives in New York City.