Put Me in the Zoo is about a dog who wants to be in the zoo. The story rhymes which is typical of Dr. Seuss books. The dog thinks that if he has spots he can get into the zoo. He keeps putting spots of different colors on himself. In the end, he goes to the circus instead of the zoo.
The official website is www.seussville.com. All of Dr. Seuss’s books are listed along with a playground where students click to find games around the theme of some of the books. There is also a link to Seussville Storymaker where students can write their own story and also add scenery.

This is a fun book about a boy and a girl that learn about an extra ordinary dog with many talents. The story decries the zoo's inhabitants. The story shows this dogs color changing skills and in the end he is put in the circus instead.

This goes over colors and shapes. A tale about an animal wanting to be in the zoo, and can do many things with his spots. ( )

Dr. Seuss is easy to read for those who are beginning to read and writer.

Genre: fantasy
Critique of Genre: This is a catchy example of fantasy where we see this different creature wanting to be put in the zoo and showing a couple children why he thinks he should be put there by showing them all the tricks he can do with his spots.
Characterization: All of the characters are relatively flat because we do not learn any previous knowledge about them and we don't learn much more throughout the story. The animal with spots wants desperately to be put in the zoo and shows the tricks it can do with its spots only to be told, in the end, that the circus would be better suited for them.
Media: mixed media (colored pencil; pen and ink) ( )