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  • Published: 30 September 2011
  • ISBN: 9781407076836
  • Imprint: Penguin eBooks
  • Format: EBook
  • Pages: 240

Daisy and the Trouble with Zoos



Daisy's in trouble again! Cheeky, extremely readable and funny young fiction from the bestselling author behind the hilarious OI FROG series.

It's Daisy's birthday and she's having a special birthday treat! Mum has invited her best friends, Gabby and Dylan, on a trip to the zoo - and, best of all, Mum has arranged for Daisy to go into the actual penguin cage with the actual zoo keeper and FEED actual penguins! REAL ACTUAL PENGUINS! With actual beaks and everything!! Trouble is, Daisy doesn't just feed the penguins, she 'adopts' one to take home and everything . . .

  • Published: 30 September 2011
  • ISBN: 9781407076836
  • Imprint: Penguin eBooks
  • Format: EBook
  • Pages: 240

About the authors

Kes Gray

Kes Gray is one of the UK’s bestselling writers for children, with over two million copies of his stories sold. He is the author of the award-winning DAISY picture books and fiction, as well as the creator of the chart-topping OI! series with illustrator Jim Field. Kes lives in Essex.

Nick Sharratt

Nick Sharratt has written and illustrated many books for children including Shark in the Park, You Choose and Pants. He has won numerous awards for his picture books, including the Sheffield Children's Book Award and the 2001 Children's Book Award. He has also enjoyed stellar success illustrating Jacqueline Wilson's books. Nick lives in Brighton.

Garry Parsons

Garry Parsons is an award-winning illustrator of books for children, including the bestselling The Dinosaur That Pooped series. Garry’s illustrations have accompanied the words of many prestigious picture-book authors, including Kes Gray, Ian Whybrow and Peter Bently. He has also illustrated the popular fiction series The Dragonsitter by Josh Lacey and the space adventure series George’s Secret Key to the Universe by Lucy and Stephen Hawking for slightly older readers. Garry lives in London with his young family and old dog.

Praise for Daisy and the Trouble with Zoos

A good read for emergent readers, with an amusing twist to the story that will draw them along as they become involved with Daisy, her mum and her friends

The School Librarian

Gray manages convincingly to get inside the seven-year-old mind to create a laugh-aloud read for newly independent readers

Irish Independent

This is a laugh out loud story with hilarious illustrations

Families Magazine

This is an amusing, easy-to-read story book for young readers. it is sure to become a firm favourite with old and new fans of Daisy

Louise Ellis-Barrett, writeaway.org.uk

WHAM gives Daisy and the Trouble with Zoos five out of five for laugh-out-loud-ability!

CITV.co.uk