We wrote this for the Guardian Children’s Books Family Reviews  
This hilarious books has become a regular bedtime favourite. Not only does it leave the kids rolling on the floor laughing but has sparked their imagination.

The book opens with declarations of how easy it is to be a zookeeper & farmer and so begins our first introduction to the fun of mashing up words & ideas. Zoomers look after these ‘animals-in-between’ each of which is a combination of a farm & zoo animal.

What we all love about this book is not only how funny the pictures of these strange animals are but also their odd names & characteristics. For example it warns you against letting a Shicken eat corn from you hand, a cross between a chicken & a shark means they are some sharp teeth to deal with.

The kids’ favourite creature was the ‘polar cow’ who had the perfect ability of making ice cream. Reading about such strange & funny creatures led to the children (with the help of some animal pictures and some tracing paper) making their own amazing creatures including a Pibear & a Jellurkey. Now the hardwork of being a Zoomer and looking after them can begin.