For several months I've been meaning to blog about the book ZooZical for Perfect Picture Book Friday, which is a day each week when bloggers come together to celebrate and share the picture books they love. Everyone posts using the same general format, and then children's author Susanna Leonard Hill (who came up with the idea) archives all the posts on her blog.
The archive, which is mostly organized by theme, has become a fabulous resource for teachers and parents looking for "perfect" books to integrate into their lesson plans and story times. You can access the full archive here.
When I was looking through the archive to make sure ZooZical hadn't been featured yet, I did come across a post about another book by the same dynamic duo who created ZooZical. That book, called Wild About Books, is a prequel of sorts to ZooZical. You can check out the Perfect Picture Book Friday post about it here.
And finally, I am very grateful to Random House Children's Books for sending me a review copy of ZooZical. Thanks so much for letting me experience this joyous book!
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Happy Birthday Judy Sierra! I have wanting to read this book! I am going to put it on our summer reading list!
Thanks for posting on Facebook that you featured this book!
Hi, Eric. Thank YOU for posting about Judy Sierra's birthday, too. I've seriously been meaning to post about ZooZical for months, so it's kind of funny that I finally posted it today of all days. Have a great weekend, and can't wait to see who's birthday you celebrate next!
Love the theme of this book. There is the Great American Mouse Musical, now a book about animals putting on a musical. Love...love...love the idea. This is a book you wonder, why didn't I think of that. Great choice.
Ha, ha! I chose between my ZooZical and Animal Masquerade reviews today! AM won today! So glad to see your review - much more worthy of the book than my sparse one!
Thanks, Patricia. I did in fact think "Darn! I wish I had thought of that!" when I heard about this book :)
Oh, my gosh. You know, I was so nervous when I checked the PPBF archive because I thought someone might have already posted about this book. I was so relieved when I found out they hadn't. That would have been fun if we had posted about the same book, though :) Going to check out Animal Masquerade now. It sounds like fun, too!
The title alone - Zoozical was enough to capture my attention. Sounds like a lovely book and perfect for a group read aloud. Just ordered from the library. thanks
Those familiar songs sound hilarious. I was interested to read that a slightly odd-metered rhyme was published because the story is just so fun. A zoozical sounds like such an awesome way to get rid of those midwinter blues!
Excellent comprehensive review!I will need to go find it now! Thanks for adding it to PPBF.
Hi, Joanna. I just read a bunch more reviews of this book, and most of them loved the rhythm and rhyme. So maybe it is just me! Let me know what you think if you get a chance to read the book. I agree it is very rhythmical and so so much fun...I just had a hard time finding the rhythm sometimes :)
Awesome. And that's great that your library has it. I hope you like it!
What a fun book! We have lots of trips to the zoo planned for the summer. I'll have to add this one to our "too read" stack. Thanks Kerry!
Sounds like a great book. Can't wait to read it. I love rhyme.
Hi, Kirsten. Have you heard of ANIMAL STRIKE AT THE ZOO by Karma Wilson? If not, it's another fun one to consider adding to your zoo list!
Thanks for stopping by, Carol. I hope you are able to find this book. I love rhyme, too. Rhyming picture books are my favorite :)