‘I wrote to the zoo to send me a pet . . .’ Young children will love lifting the flaps to discover the animals the zoo has sent – a monkey, a lion and even an elephant! But will they ever manage to send the perfect pet? Rod Campbell’s classic lift-the-flap book has been a firm favourite with toddlers and parents alike ever since it was first published in 1982 – no child’s bookcase is complete without a well-worn copy of Dear Zoo!