Dad hates pets; in fact he hates animals, full stop! So a family trip to the zoo is definitely not his idea of fun. When they arrive - disaster! Two African elephants have broken down the walls and all the animals have escaped. Dad insists on rushing home to make sure no run away animals go anywhere near their house. But when they get back, there is something very nasty and very smelly on their doorstep...Could it be that they are already too late!

 

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 2006 by Random House Children's Publishers UK .

Until recently, Peter Dixon was a lecturer in Education. He now spends much of his time visiting schools and painting. This is his fourth collection for Macmillan. His three previous collections are PETER DIXON'S GRAND PRIX OF POETRY, THE PENGUIN IN THE FRIDGE and THE COLOUR OF MY DREAMS.