The Lending Zoo

In the background of many scenes a small child is peeking out from hiding places. Who is he? What did he do?

This book is nice as a bedtime story because nothing much happens until you wind up back where you belong. It would also be a nice break if a kid doesn't feel like eating a meal they really need to eat. And I think it would be fun to look at with a preliterate older toddler who likes describing miniscule details they find in illustrations.

This colorful picture book will delight a younger reader with its' twist on what it means to borrow from a "library." The sunny librarian and a young girl set out to find a missing tiger who has gone on a walkabout.

The story features a main character, a responsible and caring woman named Miss Perkins. She works at the Lending Zoo, a library where animals can be borrowed instead of books. Once Miss Perkins has learned that Pancake the tiger has gone missing, she and her new friend Molly go looking for him. They track Pancake's paw prints all over the city until they are lead back to the Lending Zoo, where Pancake is waiting for them. Miss Perkins made it her priority to find Pancake and make sure he was doing okay.