A magical menagerie of animal stories Croaking and chattering, slithering and leaping, animals of all shapes and sizes fill this lively story collection. A zebra escapes from the zoo, a loyal donkey proves his worth, and a hairy sloth saves the forest from destruction - just by smiling! With stories from favourite authors including Michael Morpurgo, Mary Rayner and Joyce Dunbar, this is the perfect collection to share with all young children.

 

This book is part of a book series called Stories For the Very Young .

There are 37 pages in this book. This is a short story book. This book was published 2002 by Pan Macmillan .

Siobhan Dodds studied Fine Art at Brighton Polytechnic. She has illustrated several children's books, including the Walker title Grandad Pot, which was shortlisted for the Nottingham Children's Book Award. She lives in Brighton with her husband. Sally Grindley lives in Cheltenham where she works on her many and varied books for children. She is the winner of the Smarties Gold Medal for Spilled Water.

This book has the following chapters: "Crocodile Tears", Joyce Dunbar; "And Fred", Mary Rayner; "Zebra Running", Jenny Koralek; "Slowly does it", Robin Ravilious; "After the Storm", Michael Morpurgo.