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A letter to the zoo asking for a pet results in a succession of animals being dispatched. All, of course, are highly unsuitable - except the last one! This classic Campbell title has been a best-seller for fifteen years.

Lift the flaps to see what the zoo has sent: the perfect pet - in the end!

Why are we always in a hurry? Rush.Rush.Rush. We scurry from here and there. We play computer games and then - Quick! Click! - we watch TV. We eat fast food. Everyone tells us to make it snappy! Hurry up! Time is flying! Step on it!There's so little time just to be with friends, to watch a sunset...

When Tom finds it hard to get to sleep, counting sheep is just the beginning - counting pythons and pirates, vampires bats and ghosts is a lot more fun!

Something Else tries to be like the others, but everything he does reveals how different he is. When Something turns up and wants to be friends Something Else isn't sure he's at all like him.

Every morning a very large and very snappy crocodile shouts 'stay away from my river! if you come in my river, I'll eat you all!' All the animals are frightened to go in the river until one day the crocodile is ill, and a mouse solves their dilemma.

Take one book jam-packed with things on wheels, add to that a text to read aloud to the tune of Baa, Baa, Black Sheep and you have the perfect pre-school combination.

Lola loves books - but when she finds out that someone has borrowed her favourite book of all, she is naturally distraught. Charlie tries everything to placate her, although nothing seems to work. But when Charlie finds 'Cheetahs and Chimpanzees', Lola decides that this is her new best book.

This witty text has appeal for both younger and older children. With distinctive artwork, it is ideal for reading aloud or as an early reader with a funny, surprise ending.